diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fd89094..9d47bcc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ deploy:
     set -euo pipefail
 
     # Configure kubectl for k3s cluster
-    export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
+    export KUBECONFIG=/tmp/k3s.yaml
     echo "Configured kubectl to use k3s cluster"
     kubectl cluster-info || echo "Warning: Could not connect to cluster yet"