diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-deploy-automatic-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-deploy-automatic-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 7b97db70..353f1ca6 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-deploy-automatic-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-deploy-automatic-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ spec:
               ROOT:
                 level: INFO
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: true
         containers:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-deploy-custom-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-deploy-custom-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 2fc318c0..ac323f21 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-deploy-custom-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-deploy-custom-log-config-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ spec:
             custom:
               configMap: spark-log-config
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: true
         containers:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/07-deploy-automatic-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/07-deploy-automatic-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
index 5485d353..f87b1160 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/07-deploy-automatic-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/07-deploy-automatic-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ spec:
               ROOT:
                 level: INFO
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: true
         containers:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/08-deploy-custom-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/08-deploy-custom-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
index 918a7426..c3646e0a 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/08-deploy-custom-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/08-deploy-custom-log-config-pyspark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ spec:
             custom:
               configMap: pyspark-log-config
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: true
         containers:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index c074c3f4..b606aa8a 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ spec:
                 cpu: 1500m
                 memory: 1024Mi
   executor:
-    config:
-      replicas: 1
+    replicas: 1
     podOverrides:
       spec:
         containers:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/resources/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/resources/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index d1e81922..551c9796 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/resources/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/resources/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ spec:
         memory:
           limit: 1024Mi
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
       resources:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index bd424632..bd26ac35 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-examples/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-examples/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 4fe6fd25..2bab38db 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-examples/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-examples/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 6a934a0f..93a96d25 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/12-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/12-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 326e2e31..286e1a56 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/12-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-history-server/12-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-private-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-private-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index e0ace632..4adda1e8 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-private-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-private-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-public-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-public-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
index 95f81524..aa38ed4a 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-public-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/spark-pi-public-s3/10-deploy-spark-app.yaml.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}
   executor:
+    replicas: 1
     config:
-      replicas: 1
       logging:
         enableVectorAgent: {{ lookup('env', 'VECTOR_AGGREGATOR') | length > 0 }}