diff --git a/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml b/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
index 6df93aba..f5878da3 100644
--- a/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ spec:
       featureGates:
       - HotplugVolumes
       - ExpandDisks
+      - LiveMigration
+    evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate
   customizeComponents: {}
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   monitorNamespace: tenant-root