diff --git a/internal/resources/akscluster/resource_akscluster_acc_test.go b/internal/resources/akscluster/resource_akscluster_acc_test.go
index 5c9f8bdec..96785bbe9 100644
--- a/internal/resources/akscluster/resource_akscluster_acc_test.go
+++ b/internal/resources/akscluster/resource_akscluster_acc_test.go
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ func testAKSCluster(fn *aksmodel.VmwareTanzuManageV1alpha1AksclusterFullName) st
         enable_disk_csi_driver = false
         enable_file_csi_driver = false
       }
+      identity_config {
+        type = "IDENTITY_TYPE_SYSTEM_ASSIGNED"
+      }
     }
     nodepool {
       name = "systemnp"
@@ -433,6 +436,9 @@ func testAKSClusterEnableCSI(fn *aksmodel.VmwareTanzuManageV1alpha1AksclusterFul
         enable_disk_csi_driver = true
         enable_file_csi_driver = true
       } 
+      identity_config {
+        type = "IDENTITY_TYPE_SYSTEM_ASSIGNED"
+      }
     }
     nodepool {
       name = "systemnp"
@@ -464,6 +470,9 @@ func testAKSClusterAddUserNodepool(fn *aksmodel.VmwareTanzuManageV1alpha1Aksclus
         enable_disk_csi_driver = true
         enable_file_csi_driver = true
       } 
+      identity_config {
+        type = "IDENTITY_TYPE_SYSTEM_ASSIGNED"
+      }
     }
     nodepool {
       name = "systemnp"