diff --git a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/knative_service.go b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/knative_service.go
index e29d625345..aa03a33856 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/knative_service.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/knative_service.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type KnativeServiceTrait struct {
 	Trait `property:",squash" json:",inline"`
 	// The annotations added to route.
 	// This can be used to set knative service specific annotations
-	// CLI usage example: -t "route.annotations.'haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance'=true"
+	// CLI usage example: -t "knative-service.annotations.'haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance'=true"
 	Annotations map[string]string `property:"annotations" json:"annotations,omitempty"`
 	// Configures the Knative autoscaling class property (e.g. to set `hpa.autoscaling.knative.dev` or `kpa.autoscaling.knative.dev` autoscaling).
 	//
diff --git a/pkg/trait/knative_service.go b/pkg/trait/knative_service.go
index 41bebec1c2..63b8f231ed 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/knative_service.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/knative_service.go
@@ -178,13 +178,16 @@ func (t *knativeServiceTrait) getServiceFor(e *Environment) (*serving.Service, e
 		for k, v := range e.Integration.Annotations {
 			serviceAnnotations[k] = v
 		}
-	} else {
-		serviceAnnotations = t.Annotations
 	}
 	// Set Knative rollout
 	if t.RolloutDuration != "" {
 		serviceAnnotations[knativeServingRolloutDurationAnnotation] = t.RolloutDuration
 	}
+	if t.Annotations != nil {
+		for k, v := range t.Annotations {
+			serviceAnnotations[k] = v
+		}
+	}
 
 	revisionAnnotations := make(map[string]string)
 	if e.Integration.Annotations != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/trait/knative_service_test.go b/pkg/trait/knative_service_test.go
index ea2e54c41f..ccf49b3d83 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/knative_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/knative_service_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	routev1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -517,23 +516,20 @@ func createKnativeServiceTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, trait *traitv1.KnativeSer
 func TestServiceAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	annotationsTest := map[string]string{"haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance": "true"}
 
-	environment := createTestRouteEnvironment(t, KnativeServiceTestName)
-	environment.Integration.Spec.Traits = v1.Traits{
-		Route: &traitv1.RouteTrait{
-			Annotations: map[string]string{"haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance": "true"},
-		},
-	}
+	environment := createKnativeServiceTestEnvironment(t, &traitv1.KnativeServiceTrait{
+		Annotations: map[string]string{"haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance": "true"},
+	})
 
 	traitsCatalog := environment.Catalog
 	err := traitsCatalog.apply(environment)
 
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	route := environment.Resources.GetRoute(func(r *routev1.Route) bool {
-		return r.ObjectMeta.Name == KnativeServiceTestName
+	service := environment.Resources.GetKnativeService(func(s *serving.Service) bool {
+		return s.Name == KnativeServiceTestName
 	})
 
-	assert.NotNil(t, route)
-	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(route.GetAnnotations(), annotationsTest))
+	assert.NotNil(t, service)
+	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(service.GetAnnotations(), annotationsTest))
 
 }