diff --git a/tests/files/rockylinux9-cilium.yml b/tests/files/rockylinux9-cilium.yml
index 22dc4c530..4209d0f74 100644
--- a/tests/files/rockylinux9-cilium.yml
+++ b/tests/files/rockylinux9-cilium.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ kube_owner: root
 # Node Feature Discovery
 node_feature_discovery_enabled: true
 kube_asymmetric_encryption_algorithm: "ECDSA-P256"
+
+loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost: false