diff --git a/tests/k8s-azure/manifest/kubernetes.json b/tests/k8s-azure/manifest/kubernetes.json
index 29b24f16c1..f335b13972 100644
--- a/tests/k8s-azure/manifest/kubernetes.json
+++ b/tests/k8s-azure/manifest/kubernetes.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
       "kubernetesConfig": {
         "kubeletConfig": {
           "--feature-gates": "ExecProbeTimeout=true"
+        },
+        "apiServerConfig": {
+          "--service-account-issuer": "https://kubernetes.default.svc.cluster.local"
         }
       }
     },