diff --git a/tests/kind/small-kind.yaml b/tests/kind/small-kind.yaml
index 9b01b1dae..52210f375 100644
--- a/tests/kind/small-kind.yaml
+++ b/tests/kind/small-kind.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+networking:
+  disableDefaultCNI: true
 # 1 control plane node and 2 workers
 nodes:
   # the control plane node config