diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index d4e9a4681b4ad927835096cb551a666f135dd26c..c0734800234f6c49d358fe4a62c0081090215c6d 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -696,11 +696,11 @@ loki:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/product/packages/loki.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "5.42.0-bb.7"
+    tag: "5.42.0-bb.8"
   helmRepo:
     repoName: "registry1"
     chartName: "loki"
-    tag: "5.42.0-bb.7"
+    tag: "5.42.0-bb.8"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Loki Package
   flux: {}
diff --git a/tests/test-values.yaml b/tests/test-values.yaml
index da43920fcb85cf2abdd3d3d3f985c4cc3f417906..50d94b4261b36a11be1084137ef12161126329d7 100644
--- a/tests/test-values.yaml
+++ b/tests/test-values.yaml
@@ -797,6 +797,43 @@ loki:
     istio:
       hardened:
         enabled: true
+        customServiceEntries:
+          - name: "allow-npm-for-cypress-tests"
+            enabled: true
+            spec:
+              hosts:
+                - 'registry.npmjs.org'
+                - 'download.cypress.io'
+                - 'cdn.cypress.io'
+              location: MESH_EXTERNAL
+              ports:
+                - number: 443
+                  protocol: TLS
+                  name: https
+              resolution: DNS
+          - name: "allow-repo1-for-cypress"
+            enabled: true
+            spec:
+              hosts:
+                - 'repo1.dso.mil'
+              location: MESH_EXTERNAL
+              ports:
+                - number: 443
+                  protocol: TLS
+                  name: https
+              resolution: DNS
+          - name: "allow-grafana-for-cypress"
+            enabled: true
+            spec:
+              hosts:
+                - 'grafana.bigbang.dev' 
+              location: MESH_EXTERNAL
+              ports:
+                - number: 443
+                  protocol: TLS
+                  name: https
+              resolution: DNS
+
     minio:
       enabled: true
     write: