diff --git a/test/vcpe/preload_templates/operational.vcpe.pap.json.txt b/test/vcpe/preload_templates/operational.vcpe.pap.json.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c50e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vcpe/preload_templates/operational.vcpe.pap.json.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "policies": [
+    {
+      "policy-id": "operational.vcpe",
+      "policy-version": 1
+    }
+  ]
+}