diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
index 4a4000d624..885d4b9347 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export abstract class KubeObjectStore<T extends KubeObject> extends ItemStore<T>
           name: item.getName(), namespace: item.getNs(),
         },
         patch,
+        "json",
       ),
     );
   }