diff --git a/havoc/go.mod b/havoc/go.mod
index 21f418ebc..0b5cc7121 100644
--- a/havoc/go.mod
+++ b/havoc/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/grafana v0.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.2
 )
 
 require (
@@ -76,3 +76,5 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
+
+replace sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime => sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.0