diff --git a/regional/helm/istiod.yml b/regional/helm/istiod.yml
index ba23f7f..636f43f 100644
--- a/regional/helm/istiod.yml
+++ b/regional/helm/istiod.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 global:
   proxy:
-    tracer: none
+    tracer: datadog
 
   meshID: default
   network: standard-shared