diff --git a/automation/test.sh b/automation/test.sh
index 46956d54..3205277f 100755
--- a/automation/test.sh
+++ b/automation/test.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ timeout=300
 # Waiting for kubevirt cr to report available
 oc wait --for=condition=Available --timeout=${timeout}s kubevirt/kubevirt -n $namespace
 
-oc patch kubevirt kubevirt -n $namespace --type merge -p '{"spec":{"configuration":{"developerConfiguration":{"featureGates": ["DataVolumes", "CPUManager", "NUMA", "DownwardMetrics"]}}}}'
+oc patch kubevirt kubevirt -n $namespace --type merge -p '{"spec":{"configuration":{"developerConfiguration":{"featureGates": ["DataVolumes", "CPUManager", "NUMA", "DownwardMetrics", "VMPersistentState"]}}}}'
 
 key="/tmp/secrets/accessKeyId"
 token="/tmp/secrets/secretKey"
diff --git a/templates/windows11.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows11.tpl.yaml
index ec60e0f8..4da2bb7a 100644
--- a/templates/windows11.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows11.tpl.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ objects:
             bootloader:
               efi:
                 secureBoot: true
+                persistent: true
           devices:
 {% if item.multiqueue and item.cpus > 1 %}
             networkInterfaceMultiqueue: True
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ objects:
                 bus: usb
                 name: tablet
 {% endif %}
-            tpm: {}
+            tpm:
+              persistent: true
         terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 3600
         volumes:
         - dataVolume:
diff --git a/templates/windows2k22.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows2k22.tpl.yaml
index 97ac3b91..2e04a238 100644
--- a/templates/windows2k22.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows2k22.tpl.yaml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ objects:
             bootloader:
               efi:
                 secureBoot: true
+                persistent: true
           devices:
 {% if item.multiqueue and item.cpus > 1 %}
             networkInterfaceMultiqueue: True
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ objects:
                 bus: usb
                 name: tablet
 {% endif %}
-            tpm: {}
+            tpm:
+              persistent: true
         terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 3600
         volumes:
         - dataVolume: