diff --git a/ci-operator/config/kata-containers/kata-containers/kata-containers-kata-containers-main__peer-pods.yaml b/ci-operator/config/kata-containers/kata-containers/kata-containers-kata-containers-main__peer-pods.yaml
index 7b17c8e4381fc..a56b2e29a4412 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/kata-containers/kata-containers/kata-containers-kata-containers-main__peer-pods.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/kata-containers/kata-containers/kata-containers-kata-containers-main__peer-pods.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ tests:
         # which causes openshift-tests to fail.
         export AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION=${SHARED_DIR}/metadata.json
 
+        # FIXME: Remove this when the operator is fixed again
+        # and the https://github.com/confidential-containers/cloud-api-adaptor/commit/fb399e7e52223e833c59f60d09b8e71039332c99
+        # is back to "main".
+        export OPERATOR_SHA=v0.17.0
+
         # Install peer-pods
         bash -e ci/openshift-ci/peer-pods-azure.sh