diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
index 935738f519..928c6d69ca 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ variables:
   WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT: 1
   IP_FAMILY: "IPv4"
   CLUSTER_CLASS_NAME: "quick-start"
+  VSPHERE_TLS_THUMBPRINT: "18:EC:35:60:54:68:92:F6:F8:92:3E:4D:11:A1:0D:13:9C:E9:3E:B6"
   VSPHERE_DATACENTER:  "SDDC-Datacenter"
   VSPHERE_FOLDER: "clusterapi"
   VSPHERE_RESOURCE_POOL: "clusterapi"
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-dev.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-dev.yaml
index 1e92a73315..fe3762704c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-dev.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-dev.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ variables:
   IP_FAMILY: "IPv4"
   CLUSTER_CLASS_NAME: "quick-start"
   # Following CAPV variables should be set before testing
+  VSPHERE_TLS_THUMBPRINT: "10:CD:E8:AA:E5:67:8F:1B:6E:38:B3:60:58:06:9B:D2:A2:31:A3:85"
   VSPHERE_SERVER: "vcenter.vmware.com"
   VSPHERE_DATACENTER: "SDDC-Datacenter"
   VSPHERE_DATASTORE: "WorkloadDatastore"