diff --git a/.pipelines/e2e.yml b/.pipelines/e2e.yml
index 0a6cb5963..c1167206b 100644
--- a/.pipelines/e2e.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/e2e.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       set -o pipefail
 
       . secrets/env
+      export HIVEKUBECONFIGPATH="secrets/e2e-aks-kubeconfig"
 
       az account set -s $AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID