diff --git a/test/rekt/resources/channel_impl/channel_impl.yaml b/test/rekt/resources/channel_impl/channel_impl.yaml
index 34eb667ca97..d75bc854c06 100644
--- a/test/rekt/resources/channel_impl/channel_impl.yaml
+++ b/test/rekt/resources/channel_impl/channel_impl.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ kind: {{ .kind }}
 metadata:
   name: {{ .name }}
   namespace: {{ .namespace }}
+  annotations:
+  {{ if .annotations }}
+    {{ range $key, $value := .annotations }}
+      {{ $key }}: "{{ $value }}"
+    {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
 spec:
   {{ if .delivery }}
   delivery: