diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__ci-4.16.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__ci-4.16.yaml
index e2dab86d07397..ab9676f49b6bc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__ci-4.16.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__ci-4.16.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws-2
     env:
-      ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+      ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
       BASE_DOMAIN: aws-2.ci.openshift.org
       BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
       PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.16.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.16.yaml
index 8067e05652cae..28cde76104db4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.16.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.16.yaml
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws-2
     env:
-      ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+      ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
       BASE_DOMAIN: aws-2.ci.openshift.org
       BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
       PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
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 0958ab4927a0f..4c324fe4136c7 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
-                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
-                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
-                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
-                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential
+                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI CloudCredential CloudControllerManager
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait