diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-opensearch-security-config.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-opensearch-security-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27c6f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-opensearch-security-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: opensearch-security-config
+stringData:
+  action_groups.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: actiongroups
+      config_version: 2
+  allowlist.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: allowlist
+      config_version: 2
+
+    config:
+      enabled: false
+  audit.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: audit
+      config_version: 2
+
+    config:
+      enabled: false
+  config.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: config
+      config_version: 2
+
+    config:
+      dynamic:
+        authc:
+          basic_internal_auth_domain:
+            description: Authenticate via HTTP Basic against internal users database
+            http_enabled: true
+            transport_enabled: true
+            order: 1
+            http_authenticator:
+              type: basic
+              challenge: true
+            authentication_backend:
+              type: intern
+        authz: {}
+  internal_users.yml: |
+    ---
+    # The hash value is a bcrypt hash and can be generated with plugin/tools/hash.sh
+
+    _meta:
+      type: internalusers
+      config_version: 2
+
+    admin:
+      hash: $2y$10$xRtHZFJ9QhG9GcYhRpAGpufCZYsk//nxsuel5URh0GWEBgmiI4Q/e
+      reserved: true
+      backend_roles:
+        - admin
+      description: OpenSearch admin user
+
+    kibanaserver:
+      hash: $2y$10$vPgQ/6ilKDM5utawBqxoR.7euhVQ0qeGl8mPTeKhmFT475WUDrfQS
+      reserved: true
+      description: OpenSearch Dashboards user
+  nodes_dn.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: nodesdn
+      config_version: 2
+  roles.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: roles
+      config_version: 2
+  roles_mapping.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: rolesmapping
+      config_version: 2
+
+    all_access:
+      reserved: false
+      backend_roles:
+        - admin
+
+    kibana_server:
+      reserved: true
+      users:
+        - kibanaserver
+  tenants.yml: |
+    ---
+    _meta:
+      type: tenants
+      config_version: 2
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/11-assert.yaml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2
rename to tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/11-assert.yaml.j2
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-install-opensearch.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/11-install-opensearch.yaml.j2
similarity index 59%
rename from tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-install-opensearch.yaml.j2
rename to tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/11-install-opensearch.yaml.j2
index 734bc07..2f49a20 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-install-opensearch.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/11-install-opensearch.yaml.j2
@@ -75,99 +75,3 @@ spec:
             secret:
               secretName: opensearch-security-config
               defaultMode: 0o660
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: opensearch-security-config
-stringData:
-  action_groups.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: actiongroups
-      config_version: 2
-  allowlist.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: allowlist
-      config_version: 2
-
-    config:
-      enabled: false
-  audit.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: audit
-      config_version: 2
-
-    config:
-      enabled: false
-  config.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: config
-      config_version: 2
-
-    config:
-      dynamic:
-        authc:
-          basic_internal_auth_domain:
-            description: Authenticate via HTTP Basic against internal users database
-            http_enabled: true
-            transport_enabled: true
-            order: 1
-            http_authenticator:
-              type: basic
-              challenge: true
-            authentication_backend:
-              type: intern
-        authz: {}
-  internal_users.yml: |
-    ---
-    # The hash value is a bcrypt hash and can be generated with plugin/tools/hash.sh
-
-    _meta:
-      type: internalusers
-      config_version: 2
-
-    admin:
-      hash: $2y$10$xRtHZFJ9QhG9GcYhRpAGpufCZYsk//nxsuel5URh0GWEBgmiI4Q/e
-      reserved: true
-      backend_roles:
-        - admin
-      description: OpenSearch admin user
-
-    kibanaserver:
-      hash: $2y$10$vPgQ/6ilKDM5utawBqxoR.7euhVQ0qeGl8mPTeKhmFT475WUDrfQS
-      reserved: true
-      description: OpenSearch Dashboards user
-  nodes_dn.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: nodesdn
-      config_version: 2
-  roles.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: roles
-      config_version: 2
-  roles_mapping.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: rolesmapping
-      config_version: 2
-
-    all_access:
-      reserved: false
-      backend_roles:
-        - admin
-
-    kibana_server:
-      reserved: true
-      users:
-        - kibanaserver
-  tenants.yml: |
-    ---
-    _meta:
-      type: tenants
-      config_version: 2