diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.kola.aws b/Jenkinsfile.kola.aws
index b5745a51e..130534e07 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.kola.aws
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.kola.aws
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ podTemplate(cloud: 'openshift', label: 'coreos-assembler', yaml: pod, defaultCon
         stage('Fetch Metadata') {
             utils.shwrap("""
             export AWS_CONFIG_FILE=\${AWS_FCOS_BUILDS_BOT_CONFIG}
+            coreos-assembler init https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config
             coreos-assembler buildprep s3://${params.S3_STREAM_DIR}/builds
             """)
 
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.release b/Jenkinsfile.release
index 6ae6fb86e..dbcab4975 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.release
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.release
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ podTemplate(cloud: 'openshift', label: 'coreos-assembler', yaml: pod, defaultCon
                 // recent build
                 utils.shwrap("""
                 export AWS_CONFIG_FILE=\${AWS_FCOS_BUILDS_BOT_CONFIG}
+                coreos-assembler init https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config
                 coreos-assembler buildprep s3://${s3_stream_dir}/builds
                 coreos-assembler aws-replicate --build=${params.VERSION}
                 git clone https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-releng-automation /var/tmp/fcos-releng