diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
index f16a6abbf..30c181830 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
     cifmw_openshift_adm_op: "stable"
     cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: >-
       {{ (_auth_path, 'kubeconfig') | ansible.builtin.path_join }}
+    _openshift_adm_check_cert_approve: true
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
     name: openshift_adm
 
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
index cd99f20a2..c780d2597 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
     cifmw_openshift_adm_op: "stable"
     cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: >-
       {{ (_auth_path, 'kubeconfig') | ansible.builtin.path_join }}
+    _openshift_adm_check_cert_approve: true
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
     name: openshift_adm