diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-optional-empty-configmap.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-optional-empty-configmap.bats
index 05c779b772..fdf3d77d73 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-optional-empty-configmap.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-optional-empty-configmap.bats
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/tests_common.sh"
 
 setup() {
 	get_pod_config_dir
+
+	pod_yaml="${pod_config_dir}/pod-optional-empty-configmap.yaml"
+	policy_settings_dir="$(create_tmp_policy_settings_dir "${pod_config_dir}")"
+
+	empty_command="ls /empty-config"
+	exec_command="sh -c ${empty_command}"
+	add_exec_to_policy_settings "${policy_settings_dir}" "${exec_command}"
+
+	optional_command="ls /optional-missing-config"
+	exec_command="sh -c ${optional_command}"
+	add_exec_to_policy_settings "${policy_settings_dir}" "${exec_command}"
+
+	add_requests_to_policy_settings "${policy_settings_dir}" "ReadStreamRequest"
+	auto_generate_policy "${policy_settings_dir}" "${pod_yaml}"
 }
 
 @test "Optional and Empty ConfigMap Volume for a pod" {
@@ -20,13 +34,13 @@ setup() {
 	kubectl create configmap "$config_name"
 
 	# Create a pod that consumes the "empty-config" and "optional-missing-config" ConfigMaps as volumes
-	kubectl create -f "${pod_config_dir}/pod-optional-empty-configmap.yaml"
+	kubectl create -f "${pod_yaml}"
 
 	# Check pod creation
 	kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=$timeout pod "$pod_name"
 
 	# Check configmap folders exist
-	kubectl exec $pod_name -- sh -c ls /empty-config
+	kubectl exec $pod_name -- sh -c "${empty_command}"
 	kubectl exec $pod_name -- sh -c ls /optional-missing-config
 }
 
@@ -36,4 +50,6 @@ teardown() {
 
 	kubectl delete pod "$pod_name"
 	kubectl delete configmap "$config_name"
+
+	delete_tmp_policy_settings_dir "${policy_settings_dir}"
 }