diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index e93138b178d41..111ca5aca7972 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -237,6 +237,24 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
+        controlPlane:
+          name: master
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
+        compute:
+        - name: worker
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
index e3f971c82854c..b1feab94877ce 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
@@ -231,6 +231,24 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
+        controlPlane:
+          name: master
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
+        compute:
+        - name: worker
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
index 7c6887f31bf37..cd7ce4ac2689d 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -257,11 +257,24 @@ objects:
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: test.ose
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
+        controlPlane:
+          name: master
+          replicas: ${MASTERS}
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
         compute:
         - name: worker
           replicas: ${WORKERS}
-        controlPlane:
-        - replicas: ${MASTERS}
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         networking:
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
index d937eb797baa8..10cc7c4ab5220 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -322,6 +322,24 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
+        controlPlane:
+          name: master
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
+        compute:
+        - name: worker
+          replicas: 3
+          platform:
+            aws:
+              zones:
+              - us-east-1a
+              - us-east-1c
+              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14