diff --git a/.github/workflows/itest-gha.yml b/.github/workflows/itest-gha.yml
index 1cafcd72..24a1b273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itest-gha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itest-gha.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           ktbx create -s
       - name: Load fink-alert-simulator image inside kind
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           .  "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/conf.sh
           if docker exec -t -- kind-control-plane crictl pull "$IMAGE"; then
             echo "::notice Succeeded to pull $IMAGE"
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           docker exec -- kind-control-plane crictl image
       - name: Install fink-alert-simulator pre-requisites (argoCD)
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           .  "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/prereq-install.sh
       - name: Install strimzi (kafka-operator)
         run: ./itest/strimzi-install.sh
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./itest/minio-install.sh
       - name: Run fink-alert-simulator
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/argo-submit.sh
           argo watch @latest
       # - name: Setup tmate session
diff --git a/.github/workflows/itest.yml b/.github/workflows/itest.yml
index 65e56a96..d053e852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itest.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           ktbx create -s
       - name: Load fink-alert-simulator image inside kind
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           .  "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/conf.sh
           if docker exec -t -- kind-control-plane crictl pull "$IMAGE"; then
             echo "::notice Succeeded to pull $IMAGE"
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
       - name: Install fink-alert-simulator pre-requisites (argo-workflows)
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/prereq-install.sh
       - name: Install strimzi (kafka-operator)
         run: ./itest/strimzi-install.sh
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./itest/minio-install.sh
       - name: Run fink-alert-simulator
         run: |
+          . "$CIUXCONFIG"
           "$FINK_ALERT_SIMULATOR_DIR"/argo-submit.sh
           argo watch @latest
       # - name: Setup tmate session