diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
index d0f8636b02..247beec783 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "http://collector:12345",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
+									Value: "k8s.container.name=app,k8s.namespace.name=nodejs",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "NODE_OPTIONS",
 									Value: nodeRequireArgument,
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
index 3026ddbe49..3e37d18102 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ func TestInjectNodeJS(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 							Value: "https://collector:4318",
 						},
+						{
+							Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
+							Value: "k8s.container.name=app,k8s.namespace.name=",
+						},
 						{
 							Name:  "NODE_OPTIONS",
 							Value: nodeRequireArgument,