isReady:    ready,
		dataplane: &meshDataplane{
			kubeClient: client.Kube(),
			netServer:  netServer,
		},
	}
	s.NotReady()
	s.handlers = setupHandlers(s.ctx, s.kubeClient, s.dataplane, args.SystemNamespace)

	cniServer := startCniPluginServer(ctx, pluginSocket, s.handlers, s.dataplane)
	err = cniServer.Start()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting cni server: %w", err)
	}

	).Return(nil)

	dpServer := &meshDataplane{
		kubeClient: client.Kube(),
		netServer:  fs,
	}

	handlers := setupHandlers(ctx, client, dpServer, "istio-system")

	// We are not going to start the server, so the sockpath is irrelevant
	pluginServer := startCniPluginServer(ctx, "/tmp/test.sock", handlers, dpServer)

	// label the namespace
	labelsPatch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"%s":"%s"}}}`,