diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index 279991a425..324dfd7a33 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ function deploy_kata() {
 	export HELM_AGENT_NO_PROXY="${NO_PROXY}"
 	export HELM_PULL_TYPE_MAPPING="${PULL_TYPE_MAPPING}"
 	export HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_SETUP_SNAPSHOTTER="${EXPERIMENTAL_SETUP_SNAPSHOTTER}"
-	export HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL="${EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL:-false}"
+	export HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL="${EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL:-""}"
 	export HELM_HOST_OS="${HOST_OS}"
 	helm_helper
 }