diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 91a6173..83865bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-
+      - name: Install kubectl
+        run: |
+            curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/${{ vars.NSM_KUBERNETES_VERSION }}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
+            chmod +x ./kubectl
+            mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
       - name: Setup gke
         run: |
             scripts/gke/gke-start.sh
diff --git a/scripts/aws/aws-start.sh b/scripts/aws/aws-start.sh
index d358fe3..561099e 100755
--- a/scripts/aws/aws-start.sh
+++ b/scripts/aws/aws-start.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ export IAM_NAME=ebs-csi-controller-sa
 
 apt-get update && apt-get -y install curl dnsutils
 
-curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/"$K8S_VERSION"/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
-chmod +x kubectl
-mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
-mv ./kubectl ~/.local/bin/kubectl
-
 
 curl --silent --location "https://github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/releases/latest/download/eksctl_$(uname -s)_amd64.tar.gz" | tar xz -C /tmp; \
     mv /tmp/eksctl /usr/local/bin; \