diff --git a/scripts/e2e_local.sh b/scripts/e2e_local.sh
index d077a14d48..2a1a19eeb9 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e_local.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e_local.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ fi
 
 kubectl apply -f deploy/crds
 
-export MCLI_OPS_MANAGER_URL="https://cloud-qa.mongodb.com/"
-export MCLI_PUBLIC_API_KEY="${public_key}"
-export MCLI_PRIVATE_API_KEY="${private_key}"
-export MCLI_ORG_ID="${org_id}"
+export MCLI_OPS_MANAGER_URL="${MCLI_OPS_MANAGER_URL:-https://cloud-qa.mongodb.com/}"
+export MCLI_PUBLIC_API_KEY="${MCLI_PUBLIC_API_KEY:-$public_key}"
+export MCLI_PRIVATE_API_KEY="${MCLI_PRIVATE_API_KEY:-$private_key}"
+export MCLI_ORG_ID="${MCLI_ORG_ID:-$org_id}"
 export IMAGE_URL="${image}" #for helm chart
 AKO_E2E_TEST=1 ginkgo --race --label-filter="${focus_key}" --timeout 120m -vv test/e2e/