diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-remote-libvirt-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-remote-libvirt-e2e.yaml
index d357a27c0149c..f1f002dac949a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-remote-libvirt-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-remote-libvirt-e2e.yaml
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ objects:
         }
 
         function run-tests() {
+          # Avoid unbound variable error
+          TEST_OPTIONS=${TEST_OPTIONS:-}
           openshift-tests run "${TEST_SUITE}" "${TEST_OPTIONS}" \
             --provider "${TEST_PROVIDER:-}" -o ${ARTIFACT_DIR}/e2e.log --junit-dir ${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit
         }