diff --git a/operator/controllers/seldondeployment_controller.go b/operator/controllers/seldondeployment_controller.go
index 6c0f290a83..8df3ec7e7d 100644
--- a/operator/controllers/seldondeployment_controller.go
+++ b/operator/controllers/seldondeployment_controller.go
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ func createIstioResources(mlDep *machinelearningv1alpha2.SeldonDeployment,
 			},
 			Spec: istio.DestinationRuleSpec{
 				Host: pSvcName,
+				TrafficPolicy: &istio.TrafficPolicy{
+					TLS: &istio.TLSSettings {
+						Mode: istio.TLSmodeIstioMutual,
+					},
+				},
 				Subsets: []istio.Subset{
 					{
 						Name: p.Name,