diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05bfaaf..e2c040a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
             <version>1.18.36</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>quarkus-kubernetes-client</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/acme/ArgoCDCITest.java b/src/test/java/org/acme/ArgoCDCITest.java
index 75ed06f..a0f46f9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/acme/ArgoCDCITest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/acme/ArgoCDCITest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package org.acme;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.*;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.apps.Deployment;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.DefaultKubernetesClient;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.utils.KubernetesSerialization;
 import io.quarkiverse.argocd.v1alpha1.AppProject;
 import io.quarkiverse.argocd.v1alpha1.Application;
 
@@ -39,7 +42,18 @@ public class ArgoCDCITest extends BaseContainer {
 
     public static long timeOut = 1;
 
-    final static KubernetesClient client = new DefaultKubernetesClient(fromKubeconfig(KIND.getKubeconfig()));
+    static KubernetesClient client;
+
+    static {
+        var objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        objectMapper.addMixIn(ObjectMeta.class, ObjectMetaMixin.class);
+
+        var kubernetesSerialization = new KubernetesSerialization(objectMapper, true);
+        client = new KubernetesClientBuilder()
+            .withConfig(fromKubeconfig(KIND.getKubeconfig()))
+            .withKubernetesSerialization(kubernetesSerialization)
+            .build();
+    }
 
     private static void waitTillPodReady(String ns, String name) {
         client.resources(Pod.class)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/acme/ObjectMetaMixin.java b/src/test/java/org/acme/ObjectMetaMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a555167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/acme/ObjectMetaMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.acme;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ManagedFieldsEntry;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMeta;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public abstract class ObjectMetaMixin extends ObjectMeta {
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private List<ManagedFieldsEntry> managedFields;
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public abstract List<ManagedFieldsEntry> getManagedFields();
+
+}