diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2etests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2etests.yml
index 971edc95..92ee7a9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2etests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2etests.yml
@@ -28,24 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: meshery-meshsync
           path: /tmp/meshery-meshsync.tar
-        # Setup meshery config.yaml and auth.json
-      - name: Setup meshery config and infinite token for use
-        env:
-            provider_token: ${{ secrets.PROVIDER_TOKEN }}
-            provider: "Meshery"
-        run: |
-            echo $provider_token 
-            mkdir ~/.meshery
-            config='{"contexts":{"local":{"endpoint":"http://localhost:9081","token":"default","platform":"kubernetes","components":[],"channel":"stable","version":"latest"}},"current-context":"local","tokens":[{"location":"auth.json","name":"default"}]}'
-            echo $config > ~/.meshery/config.yaml 
-            cat ~/.meshery/config.yaml
-            echo "Using provider": $provider
-            if  [ $provider = "Meshery" ] && [ "$provider_token" != "" ] ;then
-              echo '{ "meshery-provider": "Meshery", "token": null }' | jq -c '.token = "'$provider_token'"' > ~/.meshery/auth.json
-            else
-              echo '{ "meshery-provider": "None", "token": "" }'  > ~/.meshery/auth.json
-            fi
-            cat ~/.meshery/auth.json
 
   e2e-test:
     name: End to End
@@ -75,7 +57,24 @@ jobs:
           mv ~/.kube/configtemp ~/.kube/config
           echo "After flattening"
           cat ~/.kube/config
-      
+        # Setup meshery config.yaml and auth.json
+      - name: Setup meshery config and infinite token for use
+        env:
+            provider_token: ${{ secrets.PROVIDER_TOKEN }}
+            provider: "Meshery"
+        run: |
+            echo $provider_token 
+            mkdir ~/.meshery
+            config='{"contexts":{"local":{"endpoint":"http://localhost:9081","token":"default","platform":"kubernetes","components":[],"channel":"stable","version":"latest"}},"current-context":"local","tokens":[{"location":"auth.json","name":"default"}]}'
+            echo $config > ~/.meshery/config.yaml 
+            cat ~/.meshery/config.yaml
+            echo "Using provider": $provider
+            if  [ $provider = "Meshery" ] && [ "$provider_token" != "" ] ;then
+              echo '{ "meshery-provider": "Meshery", "token": null }' | jq -c '.token = "'$provider_token'"' > ~/.meshery/auth.json
+            else
+              echo '{ "meshery-provider": "None", "token": "" }'  > ~/.meshery/auth.json
+            fi
+            cat ~/.meshery/auth.json
       - name: Cluster info for debugging before starting Meshery
         run: kubectl get all -A
       # Start Meshery Server (Assuming that this step will create the meshery namespace)