diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
index d2c626fd..af19bdb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Switch back to NATS backend
         run: |
-          kubectl apply -f config/samples/default.yaml
+          kubectl apply -f config/samples/default_nats.yaml
           make -C hack/ci/ wait-eventing-cr-ready-with-backend ACTIVE_BACKEND=NATS
 
       - name: Test eventing again with NATS