diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
index ec9398cb62..27ada6f23a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/kata/bin"
 
 KATA_HYPERVISOR="${KATA_HYPERVISOR:-qemu}"
 ITA_KEY="${ITA_KEY:-}"
+HTTPS_PROXY="${HTTPS_PROXY:-}"
 # Where the trustee (includes kbs) sources will be cloned
 readonly COCO_TRUSTEE_DIR="/tmp/trustee"
 # Where the kbs sources will be cloned
@@ -322,6 +323,20 @@ function kbs_k8s_deploy() {
 			# ITA/ITTS specific configuration
 			sed -i -e "s/tBfd5kKX2x9ahbodKV1.../${ITA_KEY}/g" kbs-config.toml
 		popd
+		
+		if [ -n "${HTTPS_PROXY}" ]; then
+			# Ideally this should be something kustomizable on trustee side.
+			#
+			# However, for now let's take the bullet and do it here, and revert this as
+			# soon as https://github.com/confidential-containers/trustee/issues/567 is
+			# solved.
+			pushd "${COCO_KBS_DIR}/config/kubernetes/base/"
+				ensure_yq
+				
+				yq e ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env += [{\"name\": \"https_proxy\", \"value\": \"$HTTPS_PROXY\"}]" -i deployment.yaml
+			popd
+		fi
+
 		export DEPLOYMENT_DIR=ita
 	fi