diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index a3af9b7..ecddb67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ env.ACT }} # this step only runs locally when using the https://github.com/nektos/act to debug the e2e
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: test secret
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET }} > secret1
+          echo ${IMAGE_PULL_SECRET} >> secret2
+          cat secret1
+          cat secret2
+        env:
+          IMAGE_PULL_SECRET: ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET }}
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -61,11 +69,16 @@ jobs:
           kind get kubeconfig --internal --name spoke > /home/runner/.kube/spoke-internal-kubeconfig 
       - name: Install MCE+Policy
         run: |
+          echo ${IMAGE_PULL_SECRET} > dat1
+          echo ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET }} > dat2
+          cat dat1
+          cat dat2
           make e2e-install
         env:
           KUBECONFIG: /home/runner/.kube/hub-kubeconfig
-          USERNAME: ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_USER_NAME }}
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_TOKEN }}
+          PULLSECRETFILE: /home/runner/pullsecret.json
+          IMAGE_PULL_SECRET: ${{ secrets.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET }}
+          TEST: ${{ secrets.PULL_SECRET }}
       - name: Import hosted cluster
         run: |
           make e2e-import-cluster
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bba9092..97d09c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ install-policy: ensure-helm
 	$(HELM) upgrade --install policy ./policy
 
 install-e2e-mce: ensure-helm
-	$(HELM) upgrade --install mce ./hack/mce-chart -f ./test/configuration/mce-values.yaml --set mceVersion=$(MCEVersion),images.tag=$(Tag),images.imageCredentials.userName=$(UserName),images.imageCredentials.password=$(Password)
+	$(HELM) upgrade --install mce ./hack/mce-chart -f ./test/configuration/mce-values.yaml --set mceVersion=$(MCEVersion),images.tag=$(Tag),images.imageCredentials.userName=$(UserName),images.imageCredentials.password=$(Password) --set-file images.imageCredentials.dockerConfigJson=$(ImageCredentials)
 
 install-e2e-policy: ensure-helm
 	$(HELM) upgrade --install policy ./policy -f ./test/configuration/policy-values.yaml
diff --git a/hack/e2e-install.sh b/hack/e2e-install.sh
index b5624e1..60d6bdd 100755
--- a/hack/e2e-install.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-install.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,23 @@ function waitForReady() {
 
 echo ""
 echo "#### Install MCE on Hub cluster ####"
-UserName=$USERNAME Password=$TOKEN make install-e2e-mce
+echo "1"
+cat "$KUBECONFIG"
+echo "2"
+cat "$PULLSECRETFILE"
+echo "3"
+echo "${PULLSECRET}"
+echo "4"
+cat /home/runner/test.json
+echo "5"
+echo "$TEST"
+echo "6"
+echo ${PULLSECRET} > /home/runner/pullsecret.json
+echo TEST: "${TEST}" > /home/runner/test.json
+cat /home/runner/test.json
+cat /home/runner/pullsecret.json
+
+ImageCredentials="$PULLSECRETFILE"  make install-e2e-mce
 
 echo ""
 echo "###### Wait until MCE pod is running ######"