Cannot use any Workflow -> artifact driver test not found

[BlackRose01]

Hey there,

I would like to start using Workflows. Therefore I deployed the latest Helm Chart with minimal settings on a local K3S. Now, I would like to rollout a small workflow. And everytime I get the error artifact driver test not found and I don't know where the error message comes from. There was already an Issue (#15203) but the solution doesn't work for me.

I hope you can help me.

KR,
BlackRose01

Test Workflow

apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1kind: Workflowmetadata:
  generateName: hello-
spec:
  entrypoint: main
  templates:
    - name: main
      container:
        image: alpine:3.20
        command: [echo, "hi"]

Manifest of the Test Workflow

name: main
inputs: {}
outputs: {}
metadata: {}
container:
  name: ""
  image: alpine:3.20
  command:
    - echo
    - hi
  resources: {}

values.yaml

crds:
    keep: false
    full: false

workflow:
  serviceAccount:
    create: true
    createSecret: true
    name: argo-workflow
    
controller:
  extraEnv:
    - name: ARGO_EXECUTOR_PLUGINS
      value: "true"

server:
  enabled: true

  authModes:
    - server

  extraArgs:
    - --secure=false

  serviceAccount:
    create: true
    name: argo-server

  ingress:
    enabled: true
    annotations:
      traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.entrypoints: web
    ingressClassName: "traefik"
    hosts:
      - my.ingress.local
    paths:
      - /
    pathType: Prefix

useStaticCredentials: true
artifactRepository:
  archiveLogs: false
  s3:
    insecure: true
    endpoint: "garage-service:3900"
    bucket: garage
    region: garage
    accessKeySecret:
      name: "garage-creds"
      key: "accessKey"
    secretKeySecret:
      name: "garage-creds"
      key: "secretKey"

ConfigMap

apiVersion: v1
data:
  config: |
    artifactRepository:
      s3:
        accessKeySecret:
          key: accessKey
          name: garage-creds
        secretKeySecret:
          key: secretKey
          name: garage-creds
        bucket: garage
        endpoint: garage-service:3900
        insecure: true
        region: garage
    nodeEvents:
      enabled: true
    workflowEvents:
      enabled: true
    failedPodRestart:
      enabled: false
      maxRestarts: 3
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  annotations:
    meta.helm.sh/release-name: gs
    meta.helm.sh/release-namespace: gs2
  creationTimestamp: "2026-06-09T12:31:39Z"
  labels:
    app: workflow-controller
    app.kubernetes.io/component: workflow-controller
    app.kubernetes.io/instance: gs
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
    app.kubernetes.io/name: argo-workflows-cm
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: argo-workflows
    helm.sh/chart: argo-workflows-1.0.14
  name: gs-argo-workflows-workflow-controller-configmap
  namespace: gs2
  resourceVersion: "1325700"
  uid: f757292e-c61f-4abb-95b8-fac1da738e4e

Test Workflow

[BlackRose01]

I had a look into the workflow and found out that there is an artifactRepositoryRef to an artifactRepository with the name test. But I never configure it.

Workflow Deployment

piVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Workflow
metadata:
  annotations:
    workflows.argoproj.io/last-seen-version: "1330581"
    workflows.argoproj.io/pod-name-format: v2
  creationTimestamp: "2026-06-09T14:25:06Z"
  generateName: hello-
  generation: 2
  labels:
    workflows.argoproj.io/actor: system-serviceaccount-gs2-argo-server
    workflows.argoproj.io/completed: "true"
    workflows.argoproj.io/creator: system-serviceaccount-gs2-argo-server
    workflows.argoproj.io/phase: Error
    workflows.argoproj.io/resubmitted-from-workflow: hello-22dvk
  name: hello-vn42t
  namespace: gs2
  resourceVersion: "1330583"
  uid: 05bc3edc-ca91-45b1-b6c0-a5f3fe11900f
spec:
  arguments: {}
  entrypoint: main
  templates:
  - container:
      command:
      - echo
      - hi
      image: alpine:3.20
      name: ""
      resources: {}
    inputs: {}
    metadata: {}
    name: main
    outputs: {}
status:
  artifactGCStatus:
    notSpecified: true
  artifactRepositoryRef:
    artifactRepository:
      archiveLogs: true
      plugin:
        configuration: |
          bucket: my-bucket
          endpoint: minio:9000
          insecure: true
          accessKeySecret:
            name: my-minio-cred
            key: accesskey
          secretKeySecret:
            name: my-minio-cred
            key: secretkey
        name: test
    default: true
  conditions:
  - status: "True"
    type: Completed
  finishedAt: "2026-06-09T14:25:06Z"
  message: 'error in entry template execution: artifact driver test not found'
  nodes:
    hello-vn42t:
      displayName: hello-vn42t
      finishedAt: "2026-06-09T14:25:06Z"
      id: hello-vn42t
      message: artifact driver test not found
      name: hello-vn42t
      phase: Error
      progress: 0/1
      startedAt: "2026-06-09T14:25:06Z"
      taskResultSynced: true
      templateName: main
      templateScope: local/hello-vn42t
      type: Pod
  phase: Error
  progress: 0/1
  startedAt: "2026-06-09T14:25:06Z"

[BlackRose01]

The problem is solved. Argo created a namespace with the name argo and deployed an example. The example was not shown in the dashboard of argo workflows and I never deployed that example. But after I deleted the namespace the workflows runs successfully now.