diff --git a/operator-framework/pom.xml b/operator-framework/pom.xml
index 18cbda43cf..761bda80bd 100644
--- a/operator-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
       <artifactId>openshift-client-api</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
+      <artifactId>crd-generator-api-v2</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/ReconcilerExecutorIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/ReconcilerExecutorIT.java
index cbd8de4459..d19a495184 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/ReconcilerExecutorIT.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/ReconcilerExecutorIT.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.baseapi.simple;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.support.TestUtils;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
@@ -21,10 +24,12 @@ class ReconcilerExecutorIT {
 
   @Test
   void configMapGetsCreatedForTestCustomResource() {
+    var om = new ObjectMapper();
     operator.getReconcilerOfType(TestReconciler.class).setUpdateStatus(true);
 
     TestCustomResource resource = TestUtils.testCustomResource();
-    operator.create(resource);
+    resource.getSpec().setSomeValue(om.valueToTree(Map.of("k", "v")));
+    var res = operator.create(resource);
 
     awaitResourcesCreatedOrUpdated();
     awaitStatusUpdated();
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/TestCustomResourceSpec.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/TestCustomResourceSpec.java
index eda3c477b2..54de517216 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/TestCustomResourceSpec.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/simple/TestCustomResourceSpec.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.baseapi.simple;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
 public class TestCustomResourceSpec {
 
   private String configMapName;
@@ -8,6 +10,16 @@ public class TestCustomResourceSpec {
 
   private String value;
 
+  private JsonNode someValue;
+
+  public JsonNode getSomeValue() {
+    return someValue;
+  }
+
+  public void setSomeValue(JsonNode value) {
+    this.someValue = value;
+  }
+
   public String getConfigMapName() {
     return configMapName;
   }