diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
index fac625c9916a3..112a22f1ce4bf 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
+                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait