diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-master.yaml
index 619e8dc7da88d..95c126478ce08 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-master.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ tests:
     test:
     - as: verify
       commands: |
+        oc registry login
         make verify -k --warn-undefined-variables
+      env:
+      - default: /tmp/registry-auth.json
+        name: REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE
       from: oauth-apiserver-bin-with-oc
       resources:
         requests:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-4.23.yaml
index f0ece388f96af..97591d9830384 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-4.23.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ tests:
     test:
     - as: verify
       commands: |
+        oc registry login
         make verify -k --warn-undefined-variables
+      env:
+      - default: /tmp/registry-auth.json
+        name: REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE
       from: oauth-apiserver-bin-with-oc
       resources:
         requests:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.0.yaml
index ffc302cc3725d..fbee577587a04 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.0.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ tests:
     test:
     - as: verify
       commands: |
+        oc registry login
         make verify -k --warn-undefined-variables
+      env:
+      - default: /tmp/registry-auth.json
+        name: REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE
       from: oauth-apiserver-bin-with-oc
       resources:
         requests:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.1.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.1.yaml
index 660598bc7b8c0..9dabd3e8abccb 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.1.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oauth-apiserver/openshift-oauth-apiserver-release-5.1.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ tests:
     test:
     - as: verify
       commands: |
+        oc registry login
         make verify -k --warn-undefined-variables
+      env:
+      - default: /tmp/registry-auth.json
+        name: REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE
       from: oauth-apiserver-bin-with-oc
       resources:
         requests: