diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
index 3521c1ad70..0ac834148e 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export class KubeApi<
   constructor(opts: KubeApiOptions<Object, Data>) {
     const {
       objectConstructor,
-      request,
+      request = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiKubeInjectionToken),
       kind = objectConstructor.kind,
       isNamespaced,
       apiBase: fullApiPathname = objectConstructor.apiBase,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export class KubeApi<
     this.apiGroup = apiGroup;
     this.apiVersion = apiVersion;
     this.apiResource = resource;
-    this.request = request ?? asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiKubeInjectionToken);
+    this.request = request;
     this.objectConstructor = objectConstructor;
     legacyRegisterApi(this);
   }