diff --git a/scripts/tests/deploy_kyma.sh b/scripts/tests/deploy_kyma.sh
index 29589393fc..82f395b0dd 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/deploy_kyma.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/deploy_kyma.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ metadata:
     skr-domain: "example.domain.com"
   name: kyma-sample
   namespace: kcp-system
+  labels:
+    "operator.kyma-project.io/sync": "true"
 spec:
   channel: regular
 EOF