diff --git a/pkg/template/resource_test.go b/pkg/template/resource_test.go
index 3e22f6e615..28950b4851 100644
--- a/pkg/template/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/template/resource_test.go
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ func Test_ApplyUIDToResourceTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// This seeds UID() to return 'abcde'
-			UID = func() string { return "abcde" }
-			actualRt := ApplyUIDToResourceTemplate(tt.rt, UID())
+			//UID = func() string { return "abcde" }
+			actualRt := ApplyUIDToResourceTemplate(tt.rt, "abcde")
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(string(tt.expectedRt), string(actualRt)); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("ApplyUIDToResourceTemplate(): -want +got: %s", diff)
 			}