diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-master.yaml
index 6ae72b658810a..d6607afa0c304 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-master.yaml
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-aws
+    env:
+      TEST_TYPE: upgrade-conformance
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade-haproxy28-techpreview
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-4.23.yaml
index 371625589410d..7406f25feff7b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-4.23.yaml
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-aws
+    env:
+      TEST_TYPE: upgrade-conformance
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aws-ovn-serial
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-5.0.yaml
index 20f4b5b8c6416..690664a4868ba 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/openshift-cluster-ingress-operator-release-5.0.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-aws
+    env:
+      TEST_TYPE: upgrade-conformance
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aws-ovn-serial