diff --git a/.ci/openshift-ci/build-root/e2e-test.sh b/.ci/openshift-ci/build-root/e2e-test.sh
index ed758efaa..778416270 100644
--- a/.ci/openshift-ci/build-root/e2e-test.sh
+++ b/.ci/openshift-ci/build-root/e2e-test.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ printenv KUBEADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE
 oc get node
 oc config view
 
-export SYSADMIN_USERNAME=$(oc whoami)
+export SYSADMIN_USERNAME=kubeadmin
 export SYSADMIN_PASSWORD=$(cat "${KUBEADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE}")
 export TEST_CLUSTER_URL=$(oc whoami --show-server)
 oc login "${TEST_CLUSTER_URL}" -u "${SYSADMIN_USERNAME}" -p "${SYSADMIN_PASSWORD}" --insecure-skip-tls-verify=true