diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
index bdd291df31..4259a2df1c 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import { MinikubeGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-minikube.js"
 import { KindGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-kind.js"
 import { EphemeralHelmGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-helm-ephemeral.js"
 
-export interface GardenIngressController {
-  install: (ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log) => Promise<void>
-  uninstall: (ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log) => Promise<void>
-  ready: (ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log) => Promise<boolean>
+export abstract class GardenIngressController {
+  abstract install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void>
+
+  abstract uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void>
+
+  abstract ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean>
 }
 
 export function getGardenIngressController(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext): GardenIngressController | undefined {
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-helm.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-helm.ts
index 01341bcac5..1495127d66 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-helm.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-helm.ts
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ const HELM_INGRESS_NGINX_DEPLOYMENT_TIMEOUT = "300s"
 
 type _HelmValue = number | string | boolean | object | null | undefined
 
-export abstract class HelmGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController {
-  install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+export abstract class HelmGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
+  override install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     return helmNginxInstall(ctx, log, this.helmValuesGetter())
   }
 
-  ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
+  override ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
     return helmIngressControllerReady(ctx, log, this.helmValuesGetter())
   }
 
-  uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+  override uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     return helmNginxUninstall(ctx, log, this.helmValuesGetter())
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
index 91421b15b1..f4e42ae41c 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const nginxKindMainResource = {
   },
 }
 
-export class KindGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController {
-  async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+export class KindGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
+  override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const status = await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "ready") {
       return
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ export class KindGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController {
     })
   }
 
-  async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
+  override async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
     return (await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)) === "ready"
   }
 
-  async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+  override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const status = await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
index df563a862a..79d8f9de4d 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import { configureMicrok8sAddons } from "../local/microk8s.js"
 import { waitForResources } from "../status/status.js"
 import { GardenIngressController } from "./ingress-controller.js"
 
-export class Microk8sGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController {
-  async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+export class Microk8sGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
+  override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const provider = ctx.provider
 
     const status = await microk8sNginxStatus(log)
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export class Microk8sGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController
     })
   }
 
-  async ready(_ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
+  override async ready(_ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
     return (await microk8sNginxStatus(log)) === "ready"
   }
 
-  async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+  override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const status = await microk8sNginxStatus(log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
index 9803f4ca61..3dcc127f7d 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import { KubeApi } from "../api.js"
 import { checkResourceStatus, waitForResources } from "../status/status.js"
 import { GardenIngressController } from "./ingress-controller.js"
 
-export class MinikubeGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController {
-  async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+export class MinikubeGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
+  override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const provider = ctx.provider
     const status = await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "ready") {
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ export class MinikubeGardenIngressController implements GardenIngressController
     })
   }
 
-  async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
+  override async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
     return (await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)) === "ready"
   }
 
-  async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
+  override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const status = await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return