diff --git a/api/krusty/remoteloader_test.go b/api/krusty/remoteloader_test.go
index e5ee3ded6..5a7950dab 100644
--- a/api/krusty/remoteloader_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/remoteloader_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=Nobody
 cp -r testdata/remoteload/simple $ROOT/simple.git
 (
 	cd $ROOT/simple.git
+	git config --global protocol.file.allow always
 	git init --initial-branch=main
 	git add .
 	git commit -m "import"