diff --git a/tests/gpu-pod.yaml b/tests/gpu-pod.yaml
index 055c914d3..97a084f69 100644
--- a/tests/gpu-pod.yaml
+++ b/tests/gpu-pod.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: Pod
 metadata:
   name: gpu-operator-test
 spec:
+  runtimeClassName: nvidia
   restartPolicy: OnFailure
   containers:
     - name: cuda-vector-add