diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index e7d37464..e7ae7c97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -157,33 +157,33 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make kyma
 
-      - name: Setup secrets
-        env:
-          GARDENER_KYMATUNAS: ${{ secrets.GARDENER_KYMATUNAS }}
-        run: |
-          export GARDENER_DIR="${HOME}/.gardener"
-          mkdir -p "/home/runner/.gardener"
-          echo ${GARDENER_KYMATUNAS} | base64 --decode > ${GARDENER_DIR}/kubeconfig
-          export TEST_ENV_STEP1="this was set in previous step"
-
       - name: Provision Gardener cluster
         env:
+          GARDENER_CLUSTER_VERSION: "1.26.9"
           CLUSTER_PREFIX: "ghem-"
-          GARDENER_PROVIDER_SECRET_NAME: "tunas-aws"
           GARDENER_REGION: "eu-west-1"
           GARDENER_ZONES: "eu-west-1a"
           GARDENER_PROJECT_NAME: "kymatunas"
-          GARDENER_CLUSTER_VERSION: "1.26.9"
+          GARDENER_PROVIDER_SECRET_NAME: "tunas-aws"
+          MACHINE_TYPE: "c4.xlarge"
+          SCALER_MIN: "1"
+          SCALER_MAX: "2"
+          RETRY_ATTEMPTS: "1"
+          GARDENER_KYMATUNAS: ${{ secrets.GARDENER_KYMATUNAS }}
         run: |
+          : # setup Gardener kubeconfig.
+          mkdir -p "${HOME}/.gardener"
+          export GARDENER_KUBECONFIG="${HOME}/.gardener/kubeconfig"
+          echo ${GARDENER_KYMATUNAS} | base64 --decode > ${GARDENER_KUBECONFIG}
+          : # generate cluster name and export it to Github env for other steps to access it.
           export CLUSTER_NAME="${CLUSTER_PREFIX}$(openssl rand -hex 2)"
           echo "CLUSTER_NAME=${CLUSTER_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          export GARDENER_KUBECONFIG="${HOME}/.gardener/kubeconfig"
-          echo ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-#          make -C hack/ci/ provision-gardener-cluster
-#          kubectl version
-#          kubectl cluster-info
-#          kubectl get nodes
-#          kubectl get ns
+          : # provision gardener cluster.
+          make -C hack/ci/ provision-gardener-cluster
+          kubectl version
+          kubectl cluster-info
+          kubectl get nodes
+          kubectl get ns
 
       - name: Delete Gardener cluster
         if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -193,5 +193,4 @@ jobs:
           WAIT_FOR_DELETE_COMPLETION: "false"
         run: |
           export GARDENER_KUBECONFIG="${HOME}/.gardener/kubeconfig"
-          echo ${CLUSTER_NAME}
 #          make -C hack/ci/ deprovision-gardener-cluster
diff --git a/scripts/gardener/aws/provision.sh b/scripts/gardener/aws/provision.sh
index 82987744..10d2b4d2 100755
--- a/scripts/gardener/aws/provision.sh
+++ b/scripts/gardener/aws/provision.sh
@@ -35,30 +35,32 @@ gardener::validate_and_default() {
     )
     utils::check_required_vars "${requiredVars[@]}"
 
+    # validations
+    if [ "${#CLUSTER_NAME}" -gt 9 ]; then
+        log::error "Provided cluster name is too long"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
     # set default values
     if [ -z "$MACHINE_TYPE" ]; then
         export MACHINE_TYPE="m5.xlarge"
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$SCALER_MIN" ]; then
-        export SCALER_MIN=1
+        export SCALER_MIN="1"
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$SCALER_MAX" ]; then
-        export SCALER_MAX=2
+        export SCALER_MAX="2"
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$RETRY_ATTEMPTS" ]; then
-        export RETRY_ATTEMPTS=1
+        export RETRY_ATTEMPTS="1"
     fi
 }
 
 gardener::provision_cluster() {
     log::info "Provision cluster: \"${CLUSTER_NAME}\""
-    if [ "${#CLUSTER_NAME}" -gt 9 ]; then
-        log::error "Provided cluster name is too long"
-        return 1
-    fi
 
     # decreasing attempts to 2 because we will try to create new cluster from scratch on exit code other than 0
     ${KYMA_CLI} provision gardener aws \