diff --git a/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/deployment.yaml b/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/deployment.yaml
index 9fe94a1..075d914 100644
--- a/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/deployment.yaml
+++ b/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: fetch-system
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "true"
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: load-tester-sa
       containers:
diff --git a/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml b/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
index 7dd4528..3e03600 100644
--- a/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/fetch-system.polygon-proxy/kustomize/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
   - init-script.yaml
 
 patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - path: deployment.yaml
+  - deployment.yaml