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 0375a5dcc07b7..2c7886a8b8528 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
@@ -1265,8 +1265,7 @@ objects:
 
         # begin bootstrapping
         if [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "aws" ]]; then
-          # RHCOS_AMI=ami-0df3f99538fbef10f  # 4.1 ami FIXME: assumes AWS_REGION is us-east-1
-          RHCOS_AMI=ami-0ae2df22579e00be5  # 4.2 ami FIXME: assumes AWS_REGION is us-east-1
+          RHCOS_AMI=ami-014ce8846db8b463d # FIXME: assumes AWS_REGION is us-east-1
 
           # FIXME: get epel-release or otherwise add awscli to our UPI image
           export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
index b046ef9c6f614..a50677c743842 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ objects:
 
         # begin bootstrapping
         if [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "aws" ]]; then
-          RHCOS_AMI=ami-0df3f99538fbef10f  # FIXME: assumes AWS_REGION is us-east-1
+          RHCOS_AMI=ami-014ce8846db8b463d  # FIXME: assumes AWS_REGION is us-east-1
 
           # FIXME: get epel-release or otherwise add awscli to our UPI image
           export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"