diff --git a/infrastructure/istio-gateway/yc-k8s-test/istio-gateway.yaml b/infrastructure/istio-gateway/yc-k8s-test/istio-gateway.yaml
index 2a9961c..0dfbf8a 100644
--- a/infrastructure/istio-gateway/yc-k8s-test/istio-gateway.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/istio-gateway/yc-k8s-test/istio-gateway.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ spec:
     - name: istiod
       namespace: istio-system
   values:
-    replicaCount: 1
+    _internal_defaults_do_not_set:
+      replicaCount: 1