diff --git a/ci_gcp/gitlab-ci.yaml b/ci_gcp/gitlab-ci.yaml
index b460bca47400d2d02e445664f9ed6c49e7ba8c77..03e6434097b55c191c7d0c634ce7c24ea79465d2 100644
--- a/ci_gcp/gitlab-ci.yaml
+++ b/ci_gcp/gitlab-ci.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ gstest deploy client:
   extends: .helm_based_job
   image: google/cloud-sdk:latest
   stage: deploy Client
+  variables:
+    KUBECONFIG: "/root/.kube/config"
   before_script:
     - source ./helpers/shell_aliases.sh
     - gcloud auth activate-service-account "${GEOSPHERE_DEPLOY_GCP_SA_EMAIL}" --key-file="${GEOSPHERE_DEPLOY_GCP_SA_KEY}"