diff --git a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-install-app.yaml b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-install-app.yaml
index e72c6b5bd3..b66ffa7590 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-install-app.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-install-app.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ spec:
         app: my-pod-with-sidecar
       annotations:
         sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-java: "true"
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: myapp