diff --git a/pkg/router/gloo.go b/pkg/router/gloo.go
index dfab730d..3c5c89e0 100644
--- a/pkg/router/gloo.go
+++ b/pkg/router/gloo.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ func (gr *GlooRouter) Reconcile(canary *flaggerv1.Canary) error {
 	apexName, primaryName, canaryName := canary.GetServiceNames()
 	canaryUpstreamName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-canaryUpstream-%v", canary.Namespace, apexName, canary.Spec.Service.Port)
 	primaryUpstreamName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-primaryUpstream-%v", canary.Namespace, apexName, canary.Spec.Service.Port)
+
+	// Create upstreams for the canary/primary services created by flagger.
+	// Previously, we relied on gloo discovery to automaticallycreate these upstreams, but this would no longer work if
+	// discovery was turned off.
+	// KubeServiceDestinations can be disabled in gloo configuration, so we don't use those either.
 	canaryUs := getGlooUpstreamForKubeService(canary, canaryUpstreamName, canaryName)
 	primaryUs := getGlooUpstreamForKubeService(canary, primaryUpstreamName, primaryName)
 	_, err := gr.glooClient.GatewayV1().Upstreams(canary.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), canaryUs, metav1.CreateOptions{})
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ func getMethods(canary *flaggerv1.Canary) []string {
 }
 
 func getGlooUpstreamForKubeService(canary *flaggerv1.Canary, upstreamName, svcName string) *gloov1.Upstream{
-	 return &gloov1.Upstream{
+	return &gloov1.Upstream{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        upstreamName,
 			Namespace:   canary.Namespace,
diff --git a/test/gloo/install.sh b/test/gloo/install.sh
index 23666fb2..bb33c199 100755
--- a/test/gloo/install.sh
+++ b/test/gloo/install.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ kubectl create ns gloo-system
 helm repo add gloo https://storage.googleapis.com/solo-public-helm
 helm upgrade -i gloo gloo/gloo --version ${GLOO_VER} \
 --namespace gloo-system \
+--set discovery.enabled=false
 
 kubectl -n gloo-system rollout status deployment/gloo
 kubectl -n gloo-system rollout status deployment/gateway