diff --git a/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator.go b/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator.go
index e5f14f879..37b98dc7b 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator.go
@@ -33,31 +33,7 @@ type ServiceEntryGenerator struct {
 
 func (c ServiceEntryGenerator) Generate(proxy *model.Proxy, push *model.PushContext, w *model.WatchedResource,
 	updates *model.PushRequest) ([]*any.Any, model.XdsLogDetails, error) {
-	resources := make([]*any.Any, 0)
-	configs := push.AllServiceEntries
-	for _, config := range configs {
-		body, err := types.MarshalAny(config.Spec.(*networking.ServiceEntry))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, model.DefaultXdsLogDetails, err
-		}
-		createTime, err := types.TimestampProto(config.CreationTimestamp)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, model.DefaultXdsLogDetails, err
-		}
-		resource := &mcp.Resource{
-			Body: body,
-			Metadata: &mcp.Metadata{
-				Name:       path.Join(config.Namespace, config.Name),
-				CreateTime: createTime,
-			},
-		}
-		mcpAny, err := ptypes.MarshalAny(resource)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, model.DefaultXdsLogDetails, err
-		}
-		resources = append(resources, mcpAny)
-	}
-	return resources, model.DefaultXdsLogDetails, nil
+	return generate(proxy, push.AllServiceEntries, w, updates)
 }
 
 func (c ServiceEntryGenerator) GenerateDeltas(proxy *model.Proxy, push *model.PushContext, updates *model.PushRequest,
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator_test.go b/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator_test.go
index 63b86f031..f7d16723b 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/mcp/generator_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 			generator: WasmpluginGenerator{},
 			isErr:     false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "ServiceEntry",
+			fn: func() *model.PushContext {
+				ctx := model.NewPushContext()
+				cfg := config.Config{
+					Spec: &networking.ServiceEntry{},
+				}
+				ctx.AllServiceEntries = []config.Config{cfg}
+				return ctx
+			},
+			generator: ServiceEntryGenerator{},
+			isErr:     false,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "WasmPlugin with wrong config",
 			fn: func() (*model.PushContext, any) {