diff --git a/config/overlays/testing/image-pull-policy.yaml b/config/overlays/testing/image-pull-policy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db7843a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/overlays/testing/image-pull-policy.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: manager
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
diff --git a/config/overlays/testing/kustomization.yaml b/config/overlays/testing/kustomization.yaml
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+++ b/config/overlays/testing/kustomization.yaml
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+resources:
+  - ../../base
+
+patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - image-pull-policy.yaml