diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nginx-connectivity.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nginx-connectivity.bats
index bc7271dc86..73c4426fb3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nginx-connectivity.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nginx-connectivity.bats
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ setup() {
 	deployment="nginx-deployment"
 
 	get_pod_config_dir
+
+	# Create test .yaml
+	yaml_file="${pod_config_dir}/test-${deployment}.yaml"
+
+	sed -e "s/\${nginx_version}/${nginx_image}/" \
+		"${pod_config_dir}/${deployment}.yaml" > "${yaml_file}"
+	
+	add_allow_all_policy_to_yaml "${yaml_file}"
 }
 
 @test "Verify nginx connectivity between pods" {
 
-	# Create test .yaml
-	sed -e "s/\${nginx_version}/${nginx_image}/" \
-		"${pod_config_dir}/${deployment}.yaml" > "${pod_config_dir}/test-${deployment}.yaml"
-
-	kubectl create -f "${pod_config_dir}/test-${deployment}.yaml"
+	kubectl create -f "${yaml_file}"
 	kubectl wait --for=condition=Available --timeout=$timeout deployment/${deployment}
 	kubectl expose deployment/${deployment}
 
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ teardown() {
 	kubectl get service/${deployment} -o yaml
 	kubectl get endpoints/${deployment} -o yaml
 
-	rm -f "${pod_config_dir}/test-${deployment}.yaml"
+	rm -f "${yaml_file}"
 	kubectl delete deployment "$deployment"
 	kubectl delete service "$deployment"
 	kubectl delete pod "$busybox_pod"