The Istio site mentions that [helm installation]( https://istio.io/docs/setup/install/helm/) is being deprecated. Also the ibm charts for Istio are a little outdated. Instructions page to update: https://github.com/ibm-cloud-architecture/refarch-cloudnative-kubernetes/blob/microprofile/docs/istio.md Recommended way to install Istio: https://istio.io/docs/setup/getting-started/