diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e-smoke.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e-smoke.yaml
index cba2cb21ec888..57032f700b138 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e-smoke.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e-smoke.yaml
@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ objects:
         cd /tmp/cluster
         tectonic init --config=inputs.yaml
         mv -f ${NAME}/* /tmp/cluster/
-        cp config.yaml internal.yaml terraform.tfvars /tmp/artifacts/installer/
+        cp config.yaml internal.yaml /tmp/artifacts/installer/
 
         tectonic install --dir=. --log-level=debug
+        cp terraform.tfvars /tmp/artifacts/installer/
 
         # wait until oc shows up
         while true; do
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index c387fef11f544..4ca2155cd1349 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ objects:
         cd /tmp/cluster
         tectonic init --config=inputs.yaml
         mv -f ${NAME}/* /tmp/cluster/
-        cp config.yaml internal.yaml terraform.tfvars /tmp/artifacts/installer/
+        cp config.yaml internal.yaml /tmp/artifacts/installer/
 
         tectonic install --dir=. --log-level=debug
+        cp terraform.tfvars /tmp/artifacts/installer/
 
         # wait until oc shows up
         while true; do