diff --git a/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult.go b/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult.go
index dc699e12568..7b9636dc491 100644
--- a/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult.go
+++ b/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface"
 	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
@@ -43,3 +44,18 @@ func ParseJSONResult(t testing.TB, j string) gjson.Result {
 	}
 	return gjson.Parse(j)
 }
+
+// Kubectl transient errors
+var (
+	KubectlTransientErrors = []string{
+		"E022[23] .* the server is currently unable to handle the request",
+	}
+)
+
+// Filter transient errors from kubectl output
+func ParseKubectlJSONResult(t testing.TB, str string) gjson.Result {
+	for _, error := range KubectlTransientErrors {
+		str = regexp.MustCompile(error).ReplaceAllString(str, "")
+	}
+	return ParseJSONResult(t, str)
+}
diff --git a/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult_test.go b/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa041a9e6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/blueprint-test/pkg/utils/jsonresult_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestKubectlJSONResult(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		input  string
+		output map[string]interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "one error",
+			input:	`E0223 error the server is currently unable to handle the request
+							{
+								"apiVersion": "v1"
+							}`,
+			output: map[string]interface{}{
+				"apiVersion": "v1",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "two error",
+			input:	`E0223 error the server is currently unable to handle the request
+							E0222 some other error so the server is currently unable to handle the request
+							{
+								"apiVersion": "v1"
+							}`,
+			output: map[string]interface{}{
+				"apiVersion": "v1",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert := assert.New(t)
+			funcOut := ParseKubectlJSONResult(t, tt.input)
+			assert.Equal(tt.output, funcOut.Value().(map[string]interface{}))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/infra/blueprint-test/test/setup/main.tf b/infra/blueprint-test/test/setup/main.tf
index ebeccc0eba6..a3baceec096 100644
--- a/infra/blueprint-test/test/setup/main.tf
+++ b/infra/blueprint-test/test/setup/main.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module "project" {
   folder_id         = var.folder_id
   billing_account   = var.billing_account
 
+  default_service_account  = "DEPRIVILEGE"
+
   activate_apis = [
     "cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com",
     "compute.googleapis.com",