).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"}}}`,