diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-sparky-be/values.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-sparky-be/values.yaml
index 8ec4553..7fe0a62 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-sparky-be/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-sparky-be/values.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
   config:
     ssl: "redirect"
 
+serviceMesh:
+  authorizationPolicy:
+    authorizedPrincipals:
+      - serviceAccount: istio-ingress
+        namespace: istio-ingress
+
 podAnnotations:
   sidecar.istio.io/rewriteAppHTTPProbers: "false"