diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduler_daemonset_fixture_test.go b/pkg/controller/scheduler_daemonset_fixture_test.go
index 7b7cfb7d..354874f5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/scheduler_daemonset_fixture_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduler_daemonset_fixture_test.go
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ func newDaemonSetTestCanaryAB() *flaggerv1.Canary {
 							Min: toFloatPtr(0),
 							Max: toFloatPtr(500000),
 						},
+						TemplateRef: &flaggerv1.CrossNamespaceObjectReference{
+							Name:      "envoy",
+							Namespace: "default",
+						},
 						Interval: "1m",
 						Query:    "fake",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduler_deployment_fixture_test.go b/pkg/controller/scheduler_deployment_fixture_test.go
index c08c4541..4ad0ad6e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/scheduler_deployment_fixture_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduler_deployment_fixture_test.go
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ func newDeploymentTestCanaryAB() *flaggerv1.Canary {
 							Min: toFloatPtr(0),
 							Max: toFloatPtr(500000),
 						},
+						TemplateRef: &flaggerv1.CrossNamespaceObjectReference{
+							Name:      "envoy",
+							Namespace: "default",
+						},
 						Interval: "1m",
 						Query:    "fake",
 					},