diff --git a/examples/workload_identity/main.tf b/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
index 9333ae87f4..77970a5b51 100644
--- a/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
+++ b/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ provider "kubernetes" {
   host                   = module.gke.endpoint
   token                  = data.google_client_config.default.access_token
   cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(module.gke.ca_certificate)
+  load_config_file       = false
 }
 
 module "gke" {