diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml b/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
index 6448ea58d..a12d8f117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ jobs:
           TEARDOWN_BEFORE_SETUP=true go test -v -tags functional
 
   kubernetes-test-upgrade-with-no-values-change:
+    env:
+      KUBECONFIG: /tmp/kube-config-splunk-otel-collector-chart-functional-testing
+      KUBE_TEST_ENV: kind
     name: Test helm upgrade in kind without any values change by a user
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest