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 795802aac5565..a0644cd6ba72f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ objects:
         elif [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "azure4" ]]; then
             case $((RANDOM % 4)) in
             0) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
-            1) AZURE_REGION=eastus;;
-            2) AZURE_REGION=eastus2;;
+            1) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
+            2) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
             3) AZURE_REGION=westus;;
             *) echo >&2 "invalid Azure region index"; exit 1;;
             esac
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
index ccbf72de27c11..2ec92f885c394 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ objects:
         elif [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "azure4" ]]; then
             case $((RANDOM % 4)) in
             0) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
-            1) AZURE_REGION=eastus;;
-            2) AZURE_REGION=eastus2;;
+            1) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
+            2) AZURE_REGION=centralus;;
             3) AZURE_REGION=westus;;
             *) echo >&2 "invalid Azure region index"; exit 1;;
             esac