diff --git a/changelog/v1.19.0-beta13/tls-tests-secure.yaml b/changelog/v1.19.0-beta13/tls-tests-secure.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6367f5eb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v1.19.0-beta13/tls-tests-secure.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changelog:
+  - type: NON_USER_FACING
+    description: >-
+      "fix: tls tests should not ignore cert when curling"
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/suite.go b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/suite.go
index 437f4c87fad..c144cb654db 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/suite.go
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/suite.go
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ func (s *testingSuite) TestConfigureTLSRouteBackingDestinations() {
 							curl.WithCaFile("/etc/server-certs/tls.crt"),
 							curl.WithScheme("https"),
 							curl.WithSni("example.com"),
-							curl.IgnoreServerCert(),
 							curl.VerboseOutput(),
 						},
 						tc.expectedResponses[i])
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/multi-listener-gateway-and-client.yaml b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/multi-listener-gateway-and-client.yaml
index 3bdc22f7cfa..cbbb4af1689 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/multi-listener-gateway-and-client.yaml
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/multi-listener-gateway-and-client.yaml
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ spec:
           cpu: "100m"
         limits:
           cpu: "200m"
+      volumeMounts:
+        - name: server-certs
+          mountPath: /etc/server-certs
+          readOnly: true
+  volumes:
+    - name: server-certs
+      secret:
+        secretName: tls-secret
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/tls-secret.yaml b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/tls-secret.yaml
index 22ca38cce96..401728966fc 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/tls-secret.yaml
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/services/tlsroute/testdata/tls-secret.yaml
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ type: kubernetes.io/tls
 metadata:
   name: tls-secret
 data:
-  # Common Name: *
-  # Subject Alternative Names: *
-  # Organization: gateway
-  # Organization Unit:
-  # Locality:
-  # State:
-  # Country:
-  # Valid From: November 8, 2023
-  # Valid To: November 5, 2033
-  # Issuer: *, root
-  # Key Size: 2048 bit
-  # Serial Number: 0 (0x0)
-  tls.crt: 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
-  tls.key: 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
+# Common Name: example.com
+# Subject Alternative Names: www.example.com
+# Organization: Example Inc., CN=example.com
+# Locality: San Francisco, O=Example Inc., CN=example.com
+# State: California, L=San Francisco, O=Example Inc., CN=example.com
+# Country: US, ST=California, L=San Francisco, O=Example Inc., CN=example.com
+# Valid From: Feb 25 20:53:56 2025 GMT
+# Valid To: Feb 23 20:53:56 2035 GMT
+# Issuer: example.com
+# Key Size: 2048 bit
+# Serial Number: 56FCC1423A5915960494615398843723E2148B56
+  tls.crt: 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
+  tls.key: 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