diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
index 9b3e4a189c..cb8d212476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           FLEET_E2E_NS_DOWNSTREAM: fleet-default
         run: |
           kubectl config use-context k3d-upstream
+          export CI_REGISTERED_CLUSTER=$(kubectl get clusters.fleet.cattle.io -n $FLEET_E2E_NS_DOWNSTREAM -o jsonpath='{..name}')
           ginkgo --github-output e2e/multi-cluster
       -
         name: Dump Failed Downstream Environment