diff --git a/controllers/suite_test.go b/controllers/suite_test.go
index 9bd666ae7..3d534695f 100644
--- a/controllers/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/suite_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func(done Done) {
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 	}
 
+	testEnv.ControlPlane.GetAPIServer().Configure().Set("disable-admission-plugins", "MutatingAdmissionWebhook", "ValidatingAdmissionWebhook")
+
 	cfg, err := testEnv.Start()
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(cfg).NotTo(BeNil())