diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-early-adoption.yaml b/.github/workflows/operator-early-adoption.yaml
index b48f902df..922fb9e9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-early-adoption.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-early-adoption.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           cpus: 2
           memory: 2000m
           addons: registry
-          insecure-registry: ${{ env.LOCAL_REGISTRY }}
+          insecure-registry: ':5000'
 
       - name: Expose local registry
         run: |