diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index fef8ff91793d..d57ba09f9baa 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ objects:
 
         export _CI_ONLY_STAY_AWAY_OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_AWS_USER_TAGS="{\"expirationDate\": \"$(date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc)\"}"
         /bin/openshift-install --dir=/tmp/artifacts/installer --log-level=debug cluster &
-        wait
+        wait "$!"
 
     # Performs cleanup of all created resources
     - name: teardown