diff --git a/integration-tests/pkg/types/runtime_config.go b/integration-tests/pkg/types/runtime_config.go
index 6ad85449c1..69b42ca591 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pkg/types/runtime_config.go
+++ b/integration-tests/pkg/types/runtime_config.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package types
 type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	Networking struct {
 		ExternalIps struct {
-			Enable bool
-		}
-	}
+			Enable bool `yaml:"enable"`
+		} `yaml:"externalIps"`
+	} `yaml:"networking"`
 }
 
 func (n *RuntimeConfig) Equal(other RuntimeConfig) bool {
diff --git a/integration-tests/suites/base.go b/integration-tests/suites/base.go
index 1e41e48934..4f75aba725 100644
--- a/integration-tests/suites/base.go
+++ b/integration-tests/suites/base.go
@@ -458,6 +458,16 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuiteBase) execShellCommand(command string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *IntegrationTestSuiteBase) createDirectory(dir string) {
+	cmd := "mkdir " + dir
+	s.execShellCommand(cmd)
+}
+
+func (s *IntegrationTestSuiteBase) deleteFile(file string) {
+	cmd := "rm " + file
+	s.execShellCommand(cmd)
+}
+
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuiteBase) waitForFileToBeDeleted(file string) error {
 	timer := time.After(10 * time.Second)
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
diff --git a/integration-tests/suites/runtime_config_file.go b/integration-tests/suites/runtime_config_file.go
index 940d727207..65afe0955c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/suites/runtime_config_file.go
+++ b/integration-tests/suites/runtime_config_file.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package suites
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stackrox/collector/integration-tests/pkg/assert"
@@ -61,25 +61,19 @@ type RuntimeConfigFileTestSuite struct {
 	ClientContainer string
 }
 
-func (s *RuntimeConfigFileTestSuite) createDirectory(dir string) {
-	cmd := "mkdir " + dir
-	s.execShellCommand(cmd)
-}
-
-func (s *RuntimeConfigFileTestSuite) deleteFile(file string) {
-	cmd := "rm " + file
-	s.execShellCommand(cmd)
-}
-
 func (s *RuntimeConfigFileTestSuite) setRuntimeConfig(runtimeConfigFile string, configStr string) {
 	cmd := "echo '" + configStr + "' > " + runtimeConfigFile
 	s.execShellCommand(cmd)
 }
 
 func (s *RuntimeConfigFileTestSuite) setExternalIpsEnable(runtimeConfigFile string, enable bool) {
-	configStr := `networking:
-  externalIps:
-    enable: ` + strconv.FormatBool(enable)
+	var runtimeConfig types.RuntimeConfig
+	runtimeConfig.Networking.ExternalIps.Enable = enable
+
+	yamlBytes, err := yaml.Marshal(runtimeConfig)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	configStr := string(yamlBytes)
 	s.setRuntimeConfig(runtimeConfigFile, configStr)
 }