diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/test/provisioner/provision.go b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/test/provisioner/provision.go
index d0f02a7bc..3c69b8080 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/test/provisioner/provision.go
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/test/provisioner/provision.go
@@ -326,9 +326,12 @@ func (p *CloudAPIAdaptor) Deploy(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config, props
 	cmd = exec.Command("make", "-C", "../webhook", "deploy-cert-manager")
 	// Run the deployment from the root src dir
 	cmd.Dir = p.rootSrcDir
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG="+cfg.KubeconfigFile()))
 	stdoutStderr, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	log.Tracef("%v, output: %s", cmd, stdoutStderr)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Infof("Error  in install cert-manager: %s: %s", err, stdoutStderr)
+
 		return err
 	}