diff --git a/scripts/config/exceptions-disabled/kyverno-policies.yaml b/scripts/config/exceptions-disabled/kyverno-policies.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/scripts/config/exceptions-disabled/kyverno.yaml b/scripts/config/exceptions-disabled/kyverno.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e40e65fa3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/exceptions-disabled/kyverno.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+admissionController:
+  container:
+    extraArgs:
+      enablePolicyException: false
+
+backgroundController:
+  extraArgs:
+    enablePolicyException: false
+
+reportsController:
+  extraArgs:
+    enablePolicyException: false
diff --git a/scripts/config/standard/kyverno.yaml b/scripts/config/standard/kyverno.yaml
index 2830a01e72..ffc32baade 100644
--- a/scripts/config/standard/kyverno.yaml
+++ b/scripts/config/standard/kyverno.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ admissionController:
       enablePolicyException: true
 
 backgroundController:
+  extraArgs:
+    enablePolicyException: true
+
   rbac:
     clusterRole:
       extraResources: