diff --git a/cmd/k3d/create.go b/cmd/k3d/create.go
index 9cbd2eb4f..955a52463 100644
--- a/cmd/k3d/create.go
+++ b/cmd/k3d/create.go
@@ -369,6 +369,13 @@ func runK3d(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		viper.WriteConfig()
 	}
 
+	atlantisNgrokAuthtoken := viper.GetString("secrets.atlantis-ngrok-authtoken")
+	if atlantisNgrokAuthtoken == "" {
+		atlantisNgrokAuthtoken = os.Getenv("NGROK_AUTHTOKEN")
+		viper.Set("secrets.atlantis-ngrok-authtoken", atlantisNgrokAuthtoken)
+		viper.WriteConfig()
+	}
+
 	log.Info().Msg("checking authentication to required providers")
 
 	// check disk
@@ -544,6 +551,10 @@ func runK3d(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	progressPrinter.IncrementTracker("preflight-checks", 1)
 	progressPrinter.AddTracker("cloning-and-formatting-git-repositories", "Cloning and formatting git repositories", 1)
 	progressPrinter.SetupProgress(progressPrinter.TotalOfTrackers(), false)
+	removeAtlantis := false
+	if viper.GetString("secrets.atlantis-ngrok-authtoken") == "" {
+		removeAtlantis = true
+	}
 	if !viper.GetBool("kubefirst-checks.gitops-ready-to-push") {
 		log.Info().Msg("generating your new gitops repository")
 		err := k3d.PrepareGitRepositories(
@@ -560,6 +571,7 @@ func runK3d(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			config.MetaphorDir,
 			&metaphorTemplateTokens,
 			gitProtocolFlag,
+			removeAtlantis,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1216,6 +1228,7 @@ func runK3d(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		tfEnvs["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = pkg.MinioDefaultPassword
 		tfEnvs["TF_VAR_aws_access_key_id"] = pkg.MinioDefaultUsername
 		tfEnvs["TF_VAR_aws_secret_access_key"] = pkg.MinioDefaultPassword
+		tfEnvs["TF_VAR_ngrok_authtoken"] = viper.GetString("secrets.atlantis-ngrok-authtoken")
 		// tfEnvs["TF_LOG"] = "DEBUG"
 
 		tfEntrypoint := config.GitopsDir + "/terraform/vault"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c9075914f..b5b8dcc5d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.9.0
 	github.com/kubefirst/kubefirst-api v0.1.9
 	github.com/kubefirst/metrics-client v0.3.0
-	github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.3.37
+	github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.4.0
 	github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3c21219db..92ff137d6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -723,8 +723,8 @@ github.com/kubefirst/kubefirst-api v0.1.9 h1:HCPO2usOW64NS3B/zRL84qfADBNFfcbeKd3
 github.com/kubefirst/kubefirst-api v0.1.9/go.mod h1:hik4k99JDLrxxh25jYt6eYxYPhIodX1yxb4gh5tfJ3U=
 github.com/kubefirst/metrics-client v0.3.0 h1:zCug82pEzeWhHhpeYQvdhytRNDxrLxX18dPQ5PSxY3s=
 github.com/kubefirst/metrics-client v0.3.0/go.mod h1:GR7wsMcyYhd+EU67PeuMCBYFE6OJ7P/j5OI5BLOoRMc=
-github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.3.37 h1:OaDcdlsRHMbgwu8T1/Z5etFtambEmlkZMW8WH/3J2z4=
-github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.3.37/go.mod h1:0CnYy+8JTG+/0f3QlkTQJqTT654Su6JXk30OufFVY98=
+github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.4.0 h1:BQzls1f6l5kV0uDcjp71GwM1x6xl3czX0jGkUu3e2AQ=
+github.com/kubefirst/runtime v0.4.0/go.mod h1:0CnYy+8JTG+/0f3QlkTQJqTT654Su6JXk30OufFVY98=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
 github.com/libopenstorage/openstorage v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Sp1sIObHjat1BeXhfMqLZ14wnOzEhNx2YQedreMcUyc=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de h1:9TO3cAIGXtEhnIaL+V+BEER86oLrvS+kWobKpbJuye0=