diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 525f0da8..e912798d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
       validation_api_apigateway_name: ${{ steps.parse_cdk_output.outputs.api_gateway_name }}
       validation_api_apigateway_url: ${{ steps.parse_cdk_output.outputs.api_gateway_url }}\
       validation_api_apigateway_key_id: ${{ steps.parse_cdk_output.outputs.api_gateway_key_id }}
+      api_access_key: ${{ steps.select_credentials.outputs.aws_access_key }}
+      api_secret_access_key: ${{ steps.select_credentials.outputs.aws_secret_access_key }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: packages/otelbin-validation
         env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ steps.select_credentials.outputs.aws_access_key }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ steps.select_credentials.outputs.aws_secret_access_key }}
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ needs.prep-itests.outputs.api_access_key }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ needs.prep-itests.outputs.aws_secret_access_key }}
           AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: 'us-east-2'
           API_GATEWAY_NAME: ${{ needs.prep-itests.outputs.validation_api_apigateway_name }}
           API_GATEWAY_URL: ${{ needs.prep-itests.outputs.validation_api_apigateway_url }}