diff --git a/tests/infrastructure/golden_images/update_boot_source/test_ssp_data_import_crons.py b/tests/infrastructure/golden_images/update_boot_source/test_ssp_data_import_crons.py
index 5dd81837..84587988 100644
--- a/tests/infrastructure/golden_images/update_boot_source/test_ssp_data_import_crons.py
+++ b/tests/infrastructure/golden_images/update_boot_source/test_ssp_data_import_crons.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from tests.infrastructure.golden_images.update_boot_source.utils import (
     template_labels,
 )
-from utilities.constants import TIMEOUT_1MIN, TIMEOUT_2MIN, TIMEOUT_5MIN, TIMEOUT_10MIN
+from utilities.constants import BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION, TIMEOUT_1MIN, TIMEOUT_2MIN, TIMEOUT_5MIN, TIMEOUT_10MIN
 from utilities.hco import ResourceEditorValidateHCOReconcile
 from utilities.infra import create_ns
 from utilities.ssp import (
@@ -224,11 +224,22 @@ def created_data_import_cron(
     with DataImportCron(
         name="data-import-cron-for-test",
         namespace=data_import_cron_namespace.name,
-        pull_method="node",
-        url=cron_template_spec.source.registry.url,
-        size=cron_template_spec.storage.resources.requests.storage,
         managed_data_source=golden_images_data_import_cron_spec.managedDataSource,
         schedule=golden_images_data_import_cron_spec.schedule,
+        annotations=BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION,
+        template={
+            "spec": {
+                "source": {
+                    "registry": {
+                        "url": cron_template_spec.source.registry.url,
+                        "pullMethod": "node",
+                    }
+                },
+                "storage": {
+                    "resources": {"requests": {"storage": cron_template_spec.storage.resources.requests.storage}}
+                },
+            }
+        },
     ) as data_import_cron:
         yield data_import_cron
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/checkups/conftest.py b/tests/storage/checkups/conftest.py
index 0ab4aeed..b8b58fd9 100644
--- a/tests/storage/checkups/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/storage/checkups/conftest.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from tests.storage.utils import create_cirros_vm
 from tests.utils import get_image_from_csv
 from utilities.constants import (
+    BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION,
     OUTDATED,
     TIMEOUT_10MIN,
     VALUE_STR,
@@ -197,13 +198,27 @@ def broken_data_import_cron(golden_images_namespace):
     with DataImportCron(
         name="broken-data-import-cron",
         namespace=golden_images_namespace.name,
-        image_stream=NON_EXISTENT_STR,
-        pull_method="node",
-        size="30Gi",
         schedule=WILDCARD_CRON_EXPRESSION,
         garbage_collect=OUTDATED,
         managed_data_source="broken-data-source",
-        bind_immediate_annotation=True,
+        annotations=BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION,
+        template={
+            "spec": {
+                "source": {
+                    "registry": {
+                        "imageStream": NON_EXISTENT_STR,
+                        "pullMethod": "node",
+                    }
+                },
+                "storage": {
+                    "resources": {
+                        "requests": {
+                            "storage": "30Gi",
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        },
     ) as data_import_cron:
         yield data_import_cron
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_data_import_cron.py b/tests/storage/test_data_import_cron.py
index e8672b2b..33d1b691 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_data_import_cron.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_data_import_cron.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from timeout_sampler import TimeoutExpiredError, TimeoutSampler
 
 from utilities.constants import (
+    BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION,
     OUTDATED,
     TIMEOUT_1MIN,
     TIMEOUT_3MIN,
@@ -111,15 +112,25 @@ def data_import_cron_image_stream(namespace, storage_class_name_scope_function):
     with DataImportCron(
         name=f"{RHEL8_STR}-image-import-cron",
         namespace=namespace.name,
-        image_stream=RHEL8_IMAGE_STREAM,
-        storage_class=storage_class_name_scope_function,
-        pull_method="node",
-        size=Images.Rhel.DEFAULT_DV_SIZE,
-        schedule=WILDCARD_CRON_EXPRESSION,
         garbage_collect=OUTDATED,
-        managed_data_source=RHEL8_STR,
         imports_to_keep=1,
-        bind_immediate_annotation=True,
+        managed_data_source=RHEL8_STR,
+        schedule=WILDCARD_CRON_EXPRESSION,
+        annotations=BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION,
+        template={
+            "spec": {
+                "source": {
+                    "registry": {
+                        "imageStream": RHEL8_IMAGE_STREAM,
+                        "pullMethod": "node",
+                    }
+                },
+                "storage": {
+                    "resources": {"requests": {"storage": Images.Rhel.DEFAULT_DV_SIZE}},
+                    "storageClassName": storage_class_name_scope_function,
+                },
+            }
+        },
     ) as data_import_cron:
         yield data_import_cron
 
diff --git a/utilities/constants.py b/utilities/constants.py
index bc95decc..a62d080b 100644
--- a/utilities/constants.py
+++ b/utilities/constants.py
@@ -781,3 +781,5 @@ class NamespacesNames:
 WIN_2K22 = "win2k22"
 
 PUBLIC_DNS_SERVER_IP = "8.8.8.8"
+
+BIND_IMMEDIATE_ANNOTATION = {f"{Resource.ApiGroup.CDI_KUBEVIRT_IO}/storage.bind.immediate.requested": "true"}