diff --git a/pkg/apps/apis/apps/v1/conversion.go b/pkg/apps/apis/apps/v1/conversion.go
index d4c2c2afc66f..2a6dd46c55e0 100644
--- a/pkg/apps/apis/apps/v1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apps/apis/apps/v1/conversion.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func Convert_apps_RollingDeploymentStrategyParams_To_v1_RollingDeploymentStrateg
 
 func Convert_v1_DeploymentTriggerPolicies_To_apps_DeploymentTriggerPolicy(in *DeploymentTriggerPolicies, out *[]newer.DeploymentTriggerPolicy, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	if in != nil {
-		policies := *out
+		policies := []newer.DeploymentTriggerPolicy{}
 		for i := range *in {
 			tmp := newer.DeploymentTriggerPolicy{}
 			if err := s.Convert(&(*in)[i], &tmp, 0); err != nil {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func Convert_v1_DeploymentTriggerPolicies_To_apps_DeploymentTriggerPolicy(in *De
 
 func Convert_apps_DeploymentTriggerPolicy_To_v1_DeploymentTriggerPolicies(in *[]newer.DeploymentTriggerPolicy, out *DeploymentTriggerPolicies, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	if in != nil {
-		policies := *out
+		policies := DeploymentTriggerPolicies{}
 		for i := range *in {
 			tmp := DeploymentTriggerPolicy{}
 			if err := s.Convert(&(*in)[i], &tmp, 0); err != nil {
diff --git a/test/integration/deploy_defaults_test.go b/test/integration/deploy_defaults_test.go
index 7ee15b3006ff..bf13a29d6dc7 100644
--- a/test/integration/deploy_defaults_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/deploy_defaults_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ func setEssentialDefaults(dc *deployapi.DeploymentConfig) *deployapi.DeploymentC
 		MaxSurge:            intstr.FromString("25%"),
 	}
 	dc.Spec.Strategy.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = int64ptr(21600)
-	dc.Spec.Triggers = []deployapi.DeploymentTriggerPolicy{}
+	dc.Spec.Triggers = []deployapi.DeploymentTriggerPolicy{
+		{Type: deployapi.DeploymentTriggerOnConfigChange},
+	}
 	dc.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].TerminationMessagePath = "/dev/termination-log"
 	dc.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].TerminationMessagePolicy = "File"
 	dc.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy = "IfNotPresent"
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ func TestDeploymentConfigDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 				clearTransient(appsDC)
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(appsDC, tc.apps) {
-					t.Errorf("Apps DC differs from expected output: %s", diff.ObjectReflectDiff(&appsDC, tc.apps))
+					t.Errorf("Apps DC differs from expected output: %s", diff.ObjectReflectDiff(appsDC, tc.apps))
 				}
 			})
 		}