diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/cookiecutter-context-k8s-sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/cookiecutter-context-k8s-sl.yaml
index 061b4db..438696b 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/cookiecutter-context-k8s-sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/cookiecutter-context-k8s-sl.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
   kubernetes_externaldns_enabled: 'False'
   kubernetes_keepalived_vip_interface: br_ctl
   kubernetes_network_calico_enabled: 'True'
-  kubernetes_virtlet_enabled: 'False'
+  kubernetes_virtlet_enabled: 'True'
   kubernetes_proxy_hostname: prx
   kubernetes_proxy_node01_hostname: prx01
   kubernetes_proxy_node02_hostname: prx02
diff --git a/tcp_tests/tests/system/test_virtlet_actions.py b/tcp_tests/tests/system/test_virtlet_actions.py
index 83fd33a..d3b6c27 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/tests/system/test_virtlet_actions.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/tests/system/test_virtlet_actions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
     @pytest.mark.grab_versions
     @pytest.mark.fail_snapshot
+    @pytest.mark.k8s_virtlet
     def test_virtlet_create_delete_vm(self, show_step, config, k8s_deployed):
         """Test for deploying an mcp environment with virtlet
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 
     @pytest.mark.grab_versions
     @pytest.mark.fail_snapshot
+    @pytest.mark.k8s_virtlet
     def test_vm_resource_quotas(self, show_step, config, k8s_deployed):
         """Test for deploying a VM with specific quotas