diff --git a/test/e2e/ipamhelper_test.go b/test/e2e/ipamhelper_test.go
index 99bf94fd20..721d1f613b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ipamhelper_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ipamhelper_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func configureControlPlaneIPs(clusterctlConfigPath string, additionalIPVariableN
 	for _, variable := range append(additionalIPVariableNames, controlPlaneEndpointVariable) {
 		ip := ipamService.claimIPAddress()
 		Byf("Setting clusterctl variable %s to %s", variable, ip)
-		variables[variable] = ipamService.claimIPAddress()
+		variables[variable] = ip
 	}
 
 	modifiedClusterctlConfigPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.yaml", strings.TrimSuffix(clusterctlConfigPath, ".yaml"), rand.String(10))