diff --git a/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml.j2 b/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml.j2
index 32db65b..ab1f2e4 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml.j2
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ spec:
       featureGates: []
   customizeComponents: {}
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  workloadUpdateStrategy: {}
+  workloadUpdateStrategy:
+    workloadUpdateMethods:
+      - LiveMigrate