diff --git a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/network_policy_test.yaml b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/network_policy_test.yaml
index c894864df61555eea45cb4080829ba8602fb7ad5..91690669760abccc9bb1d813206d8ed4344ba07d 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/network_policy_test.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/network_policy_test.yaml
@@ -191,4 +191,19 @@ tests:
           to:
           - podSelector:
               matchLabels:
-                additionalEgressConfigLocal: yes
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+                additionalEgressConfigLocal: yes
+  - it: test dnsServerNamespace must be set message
+    set:
+      networkPolicy:
+        disabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: networkPolicy.dnsServerNamespace must be set
+
+  - it: test network policy should be enabled by default
+    set:
+      networkPolicy:
+        dnsServerNamespace: test-dns-server-namespace
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
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