diff --git a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/application/validation/CloudHttpConnectorValidator.java b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/application/validation/CloudHttpConnectorValidator.java
index 4e4c8c2916c6..e29406d25135 100644
--- a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/application/validation/CloudHttpConnectorValidator.java
+++ b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/application/validation/CloudHttpConnectorValidator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public void validate(Context context) {
 
     private static boolean isAllowedConnector(ConnectorFactory cf) {
         return cf instanceof HostedSslConnectorFactory
-                || cf.getClass().getSimpleName().endsWith("HealthCheckProxyConnector")
+                || cf.getClass().getSimpleName().endsWith("HealthCheckProxyConnector") // TODO(bjorncs, 2024-11-13): remove once migrated
+                || cf.getClass().getPackageName().startsWith("com.yahoo.vespa.model.container.amender")
                 || (cf.getListenPort() == Container.BASEPORT && cf.sslProvider() instanceof DefaultSslProvider);
     }
 }