diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
index 29eb1a4d54a372..e797af6eeafcd8 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: installation-status
           # This will normally be the release tag
-          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-airgap-openssh.0"
+          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-registry-s3-fork.3"
           command:
             - /bin/sh
             - -c
diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
index 14e5ad1aa771a8..43219a6d7678db 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: installer
           # This will normally be the release tag
-          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-airgap-openssh.0"
+          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-registry-s3-fork.3"
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /config-patch
               name: config-patch
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ spec:
                 then
                   echo "Gitpod: configuring container registry S3 backend"
 
+                  yq e -i ".containerRegistry.s3storage.region = \"{{repl ConfigOption "reg_incluster_storage_s3_region" }}\"" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
+                  yq e -i ".containerRegistry.s3storage.endpoint = \"{{repl ConfigOption "reg_incluster_storage_s3_endpoint" }}\"" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
                   yq e -i ".containerRegistry.s3storage.bucket = \"{{repl ConfigOption "reg_incluster_storage_s3_bucketname" }}\"" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
                   yq e -i ".containerRegistry.s3storage.certificate.kind = \"secret\"" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
                   yq e -i ".containerRegistry.s3storage.certificate.name = \"container-registry-s3-backend\"" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/kots-config.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/kots-config.yaml
index a752dae3626a26..9e0116115af863 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/kots-config.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/kots-config.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ spec:
             - name: s3
               title: S3
 
+        # S3 help_text
+        - name: reg_incluster_storage_s3_region
+          title: Storage region
+          type: text
+          required: true
+          when: '{{repl (ConfigOptionEquals "reg_incluster_storage" "s3") }}'
+          help_text: ID of the region where your storage exists, such as `eu-west-2`.
+
+        - name: reg_incluster_storage_s3_endpoint
+          title: Endpoint
+          type: text
+          required: true
+          value: s3.amazonaws.com
+          when: '{{repl (ConfigOptionEquals "reg_incluster_storage" "s3") }}'
+          help_text: The endpoint used to connect to the S3 storage.
+
         - name: reg_incluster_storage_s3_bucketname
           title: S3 bucket name
           type: text