diff --git a/automation/check-patch.e2e-ovs-cni-functests.sh b/automation/check-patch.e2e-ovs-cni-functests.sh
index 65a92a14c..8da916280 100755
--- a/automation/check-patch.e2e-ovs-cni-functests.sh
+++ b/automation/check-patch.e2e-ovs-cni-functests.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ main() {
     source automation/check-patch.setup.sh
     cd ${TMP_PROJECT_PATH}
 
+    # until we fix OVS lane on the newer kubevirtci
+    export KUBEVIRTCI_TAG=2303201102-ef46217
+    export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=k8s-1.25
+
     # Spin-up ephemeral cluster with latest CNAO
     # this script also exports KUBECONFIG, and fetch $COMPONENT repository
     COMPONENT="ovs-cni" source automation/components-functests.setup.sh