diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index c8d165b0dc..0e3c976c92 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -191,12 +191,8 @@ function deploy_kata() {
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${KATA_HOST_OS}" = "cbl-mariner" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[6].value = "initrd kernel default_vcpus"' \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env += [{\"name\": \"HOST_OS\", \"value\": \"${KATA_HOST_OS}\"}]" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		ALLOWED_HYPERVISOR_ANNOTATIONS="initrd kernel default_vcpus"
+		HOST_OS=${KATA_HOST_OS}
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" = "qemu" ]; then