diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index 2c9042e22a117..005b3d383f80b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ objects:
         (
           export EMAIL=test@ci.openshift.io
           export PASSWORD=$( date +%s | sha256sum | base64 | head -c 32 ; echo )
+          export SSH_KEY="$( cat /etc/openshift-installer/ssh-publickey )"
           export EC2_AMI_OVERRIDE=ami-02323e873420d8eab
           export EXPIRATION_DATE=$( date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc )
           cat /etc/openshift-installer/openshift.yaml | envsubst > /tmp/cluster/inputs.yaml
diff --git a/cluster/test-deploy/aws/openshift.yaml b/cluster/test-deploy/aws/openshift.yaml
index 341baf80e3040..21e55494b660c 100644
--- a/cluster/test-deploy/aws/openshift.yaml
+++ b/cluster/test-deploy/aws/openshift.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 admin:
   email: "${EMAIL}"
   password: "${PASSWORD}"
+  sshKey: "${SSH_KEY}"
 aws:
   # (optional) Unique name under which the Amazon S3 bucket will be created. Bucket name must start with a lower case name and is limited to 63 characters.
   # The Tectonic Installer uses the bucket to store tectonic assets and kubeconfig.
@@ -130,9 +131,6 @@ aws:
   # The target AWS region for the cluster.
   region: us-east-1
 
-  # Name of an SSH key located within the AWS region. Example: coreos-user.
-  sshKey: libra
-
   # Block of IP addresses used by the VPC.
   # This should not overlap with any other networks, such as a private datacenter connected via Direct Connect.
   vpcCIDRBlock: 10.0.0.0/16