cniConfigFilepath, err := getCNIConfigFilepath(ctx, cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	if cfg.chainedCNIPlugin {
		if !file.Exists(cniConfigFilepath) {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("CNI config file %s removed during configuration", cniConfigFilepath)
		}
		// This section overwrites an existing plugins list entry for istio-cni
		existingCNIConfig, err := os.ReadFile(cniConfigFilepath)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err