fix: restore backwards compatibility #5187

Job	Run time
sample_operators_tests (sample-operators/mysql-schema)	2m 34s
sample_operators_tests (sample-operators/tomcat-operator)	2m 50s
sample_operators_tests (sample-operators/leader-election)	3m 16s
sample_operators_tests (sample-operators/webpage)	2m 52s
	11m 32s

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