diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/extensions/InitializationTasks.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/extensions/InitializationTasks.java
index afd84b2575c..336b3daaab1 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/extensions/InitializationTasks.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/extensions/InitializationTasks.java
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public void beforeAll(ExtensionContext context) {
         //install webhook to prevent every operator installation trying to update crd
         installWebHookOnlyOperator("DomainOnPvSimplification=true");
         //install traefik when running with podman container runtime
-        if (!TestConstants.WLSIMG_BUILDER.equals(TestConstants.WLSIMG_BUILDER_DEFAULT)) {
+        if (!TestConstants.WLSIMG_BUILDER.equals(TestConstants.WLSIMG_BUILDER_DEFAULT) && !CRIO) {
           installTraefikLB();
         }
         //install Oracle Database operator as a one time task