diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index ec00b1cfb..bc96d4e66 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$go"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "env": {"MOCK_API": "true"}
+            },
             "presentation": {
                 "reveal": "always"
             },
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19a453402..db797631c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR=$(shell pwd)/testbin
 test: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run tests.
 	mkdir -p ${ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR}
 	test -f ${ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR}/setup-envtest.sh || curl -sSLo ${ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR}/setup-envtest.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/v0.6.3/hack/setup-envtest.sh
-	source ${ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR}/setup-envtest.sh; fetch_envtest_tools $(ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR); setup_envtest_env $(ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR); go test -mod=vendor ./... -coverprofile cover.out
+	source ${ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR}/setup-envtest.sh; fetch_envtest_tools $(ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR); setup_envtest_env $(ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR); export MOCK_API=true; go test -mod=vendor ./... -coverprofile cover.out
 
 ##@ Build