diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/jp/function/function.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/jp/function/function.go
index 92b22e9848..da5743cba0 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/jp/function/function.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/jp/function/function.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/jmespath"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func Command() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func printFunctions(names ...string) {
-	functions := jmespath.GetFunctions()
+	functions := jmespath.GetFunctions(config.NewDefaultConfiguration(false))
 	slices.SortFunc(functions, func(a, b jmespath.FunctionEntry) bool {
 		return a.String() < b.String()
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
index 7bdabf9f50..4b4c56fdd5 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func Test_Add(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func Test_Sum(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func Test_Subtract(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func Test_Multiply(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func Test_Divide(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ func Test_Modulo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
index 6210e78294..35d1dd3519 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	trunc "github.com/aquilax/truncate"
 	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	gojmespath "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
+	imageutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/image"
 	wildcard "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/wildcard"
 	regen "github.com/zach-klippenstein/goregen"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte"
@@ -66,9 +68,10 @@ var (
 	objectFromLists        = "object_from_lists"
 	random                 = "random"
 	x509_decode            = "x509_decode"
+	imageNormalize         = "image_normalize"
 )
 
-func GetFunctions() []FunctionEntry {
+func GetFunctions(configuration config.Configuration) []FunctionEntry {
 	return []FunctionEntry{{
 		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
 			Name: compare,
@@ -541,6 +544,16 @@ func GetFunctions() []FunctionEntry {
 		},
 		ReturnType: []jpType{jpString},
 		Note:       "returns the result of rounding time down to a multiple of duration",
+	}, {
+		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
+			Name: imageNormalize,
+			Arguments: []argSpec{
+				{Types: []jpType{jpString}},
+			},
+			Handler: jpImageNormalize(configuration),
+		},
+		ReturnType: []jpType{jpString},
+		Note:       "normalizes an image reference",
 	}}
 }
 
@@ -1099,3 +1112,15 @@ func jpX509Decode(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	return res, nil
 }
+
+func jpImageNormalize(configuration config.Configuration) gojmespath.JpFunction {
+	return func(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		if image, err := validateArg(imageNormalize, arguments, 0, reflect.String); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else if infos, err := imageutils.GetImageInfo(image.String(), configuration); err != nil {
+			return nil, formatError(genericError, imageNormalize, err)
+		} else {
+			return infos.String(), nil
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
index 1ef75f2cd2..bd4facff71 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
 	"gotest.tools/assert"
 )
 
+var cfg = config.NewDefaultConfiguration(false)
+
 func Test_Compare(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		jmesPath       string
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ func Test_Compare(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ func Test_ParseJsonSerde(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(fmt.Sprintf(`to_string(parse_json('%s'))`, tc))
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, fmt.Sprintf(`to_string(parse_json('%s'))`, tc))
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ func Test_ParseJsonComplex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.input)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.input)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ bar: null
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(fmt.Sprintf(`parse_yaml('%s')`, tc.input))
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, fmt.Sprintf(`parse_yaml('%s')`, tc.input))
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ func Test_EqualFold(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ func Test_Replace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ func Test_Replace(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_ReplaceAll(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("replace_all('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet', 'ipsum', 'muspi')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "replace_all('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet', 'ipsum', 'muspi')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ func Test_ToUpper(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ func Test_ToLower(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ func Test_ToLower(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_Trim(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("trim('¡¡¡Hello, Gophers!!!', '!¡')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "trim('¡¡¡Hello, Gophers!!!', '!¡')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ func Test_TrimPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_Split(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("split('Hello, Gophers', ', ')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "split('Hello, Gophers', ', ')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ func Test_Split(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_HasPrefix(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("starts_with('Gophers', 'Go')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "starts_with('Gophers', 'Go')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ func Test_HasPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_HasSuffix(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("ends_with('Amigo', 'go')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "ends_with('Amigo', 'go')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ func Test_RegexMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["foo"] = "hgf'b1a2r'b12g"
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath("regex_match('12.*', foo)")
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "regex_match('12.*', foo)")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := query.Search(data)
@@ -446,7 +449,7 @@ func Test_RegexMatchWithNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["foo"] = -12.0
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath("regex_match('12.*', abs(foo))")
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "regex_match('12.*', abs(foo))")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := query.Search(data)
@@ -458,7 +461,7 @@ func Test_PatternMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["foo"] = "prefix-foo"
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath("pattern_match('prefix-*', foo)")
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "pattern_match('prefix-*', foo)")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := query.Search(data)
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@ func Test_PatternMatchWithNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["foo"] = -12.0
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath("pattern_match('12*', abs(foo))")
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "pattern_match('12*', abs(foo))")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := query.Search(data)
@@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ func Test_RegexReplaceAll(t *testing.T) {
 	var resource interface{}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(resourceRaw, &resource)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	query, err := newJMESPath(`regex_replace_all('([Hh]e|G)l', spec.field, '${2}G')`)
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, `regex_replace_all('([Hh]e|G)l', spec.field, '${2}G')`)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	res, err := query.Search(resource)
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ func Test_RegexReplaceAllLiteral(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(resourceRaw, &resource)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath(`regex_replace_all_literal('[Hh]el?', spec.field, 'G')`)
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, `regex_replace_all_literal('[Hh]el?', spec.field, 'G')`)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	res, err := query.Search(resource)
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ func Test_LabelMatch(t *testing.T) {
 			err := json.Unmarshal(tc.resource, &resource)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-			query, err := newJMESPath("label_match(`" + tc.test + "`, metadata.labels)")
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "label_match(`"+tc.test+"`, metadata.labels)")
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search(resource)
@@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ func Test_JpToBoolean(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_Base64Decode(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("base64_decode('SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ==')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "base64_decode('SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ==')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -639,7 +642,7 @@ func Test_Base64Decode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_Base64Encode(t *testing.T) {
-	jp, err := newJMESPath("base64_encode('Hello, world!')")
+	jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "base64_encode('Hello, world!')")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -669,7 +672,7 @@ func Test_Base64Decode_Secret(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(resourceRaw, &resource)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	query, err := newJMESPath(`base64_decode(data.example1)`)
+	query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, `base64_decode(data.example1)`)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	res, err := query.Search(resource)
@@ -744,7 +747,7 @@ func Test_PathCanonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -793,7 +796,7 @@ func Test_Truncate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -830,7 +833,7 @@ func Test_SemverCompare(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -877,7 +880,7 @@ func Test_Items(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath("items(`" + tc.object + "`,`" + tc.keyName + "`,`" + tc.valName + "`)")
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "items(`"+tc.object+"`,`"+tc.keyName+"`,`"+tc.valName+"`)")
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -928,7 +931,7 @@ func Test_ObjectFromLists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath("object_from_lists(`" + tc.keys + "`,`" + tc.values + "`)")
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, "object_from_lists(`"+tc.keys+"`,`"+tc.values+"`)")
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 			res, err := query.Search("")
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
@@ -1022,7 +1025,7 @@ UFOZZVoELaasWS559wy8og39Eq21dDMynb8Bndn/
 	}}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
-			jp, err := newJMESPath(tc.jmesPath)
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			result, err := jp.Search("")
@@ -1396,3 +1399,59 @@ func Test_jpfToLower(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_ImageNormalize(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		jmesPath       string
+		expectedResult string
+		wantErr        bool
+	}{
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('nginx')",
+			expectedResult: "docker.io/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('docker.io/nginx')",
+			expectedResult: "docker.io/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('docker.io/library/nginx')",
+			expectedResult: "docker.io/library/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('ghcr.io/library/nginx')",
+			expectedResult: "ghcr.io/library/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('ghcr.io/nginx')",
+			expectedResult: "ghcr.io/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('ghcr.io/nginx:latest')",
+			expectedResult: "ghcr.io/nginx:latest",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath:       "image_normalize('ghcr.io/nginx:1.2')",
+			expectedResult: "ghcr.io/nginx:1.2",
+		},
+		{
+			jmesPath: "image_normalize('')",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.jmesPath, func(t *testing.T) {
+			jp, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.jmesPath)
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			result, err := jp.Search("")
+			if tc.wantErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err, "JMESPath function 'image_normalize': bad image: docker.io/: invalid reference format")
+			} else {
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+				res, ok := result.(string)
+				assert.Assert(t, ok)
+				assert.Equal(t, res, tc.expectedResult)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/interface.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/interface.go
index bcd41f11a9..ef9e9395ca 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/interface.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func New(configuration config.Configuration) Interface {
 }
 
 func (i implementation) Query(query string) (Query, error) {
-	return newJMESPath(query)
+	return newJMESPath(i.configuration, query)
 }
 
 func (i implementation) Search(query string, data interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/new.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/new.go
index edcc07a900..cefec5896f 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/new.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/new.go
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package jmespath
 
 import (
 	gojmespath "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
 )
 
-func newJMESPath(query string) (*gojmespath.JMESPath, error) {
+func newJMESPath(configuration config.Configuration, query string) (*gojmespath.JMESPath, error) {
 	jp, err := gojmespath.Compile(query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	for _, function := range GetFunctions() {
+	for _, function := range GetFunctions(configuration) {
 		jp.Register(function.FunctionEntry)
 	}
 	return jp, nil
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/new_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/new_test.go
index 76ba21e606..f6f44708da 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/new_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/new_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := newJMESPath(tt.args.query)
+			_, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tt.args.query)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("New() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/time_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/time_test.go
index 7debd0ceb4..13a8908029 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/time_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/time_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func Test_TimeSince(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func Test_TimeToCron(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func Test_TimeAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func Test_TimeParse(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func Test_TimeUtc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func Test_TimeDiff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			query, err := newJMESPath(tc.test)
+			query, err := newJMESPath(cfg, tc.test)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			res, err := query.Search("")