diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
index 92bdd243b9..19b75403ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: create kubeconfig file
         run: |
           mkdir -p /home/runner/.kube
-          echo "${{ secrets.E2E_KUBERNETES_KUBECONFIG }}" > /home/runner/.kube/config
+          echo "$E2E_KUBERNETES_KUBECONFIG" > /home/runner/.kube/config
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - name: Fix API data directory permissions