}

		// Only send event if this pod "would be" an ambient-watched pod - otherwise skip
		if podIsAmbient {
			cniEventAddr := filepath.Join(conf.CNIAgentRunDir, constants.CNIEventSocketName)
			cniClient := newCNIClient(cniEventAddr, constants.CNIAddEventPath)
			if err = PushCNIEvent(cniClient, args, prevResIps, podName, podNamespace); err != nil {
				log.Errorf("istio-cni cmdAdd failed to signal node Istio CNI agent: %s", err)

			res.Write([]byte("server not happy"))
			return
		}
		res.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
		res.Write([]byte("server happy"))
	}))

	// replace the global CNI client with mock
	newCNIClient = func(address, path string) CNIEventClient {
		c := http.DefaultClient

		eventC := CNIEventClient{
			client: c,
			url:    testServer.URL + path,
		}
		return eventC
	}