diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-metal-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-metal-e2e.yaml
index a9d03452b1f6e..f6e73d205a1cd 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-metal-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-metal-e2e.yaml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ objects:
           sleep 1m
         done
 
-        oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io cluster --type merge --patch '{"spec":{"storage":{"filesystem":{"volumeSource": {"emptyDir":{}}}}}}'
+        oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io cluster --type merge --patch '{"spec":{"storage":{"emptyDir":{}}}}'
 
         echo "Completing UPI setup"
         openshift-install --dir=/tmp/artifacts/installer wait-for install-complete &
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
index 67a4d16bbb9b4..3a947623e6666 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ objects:
 
         echo "Set registry storage to emptyDir"
         while true; do oc get configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster && break; done
-        oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io cluster --type merge --patch '{"spec":{"storage":{"filesystem":{"volumeSource": {"emptyDir":{}}}}}}'
+        oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io cluster --type merge --patch '{"spec":{"storage":{"emptyDir":{}}}}'
 
         echo "Completing UPI setup"
         openshift-install --dir=/tmp/artifacts/installer wait-for install-complete &