diff --git a/cilium/tests/common.py b/cilium/tests/common.py
index ea5025134c135..8afbd959701ad 100644
--- a/cilium/tests/common.py
+++ b/cilium/tests/common.py
@@ -214,4 +214,5 @@
     "cilium.policy.l7_parse_errors.count",
     "cilium.policy.l7_received.count",
     "cilium.unreachable.health_endpoints",
+    "cilium.unreachable.nodes",
 }