diff --git a/providers/microshift/microshift.sh b/providers/microshift/microshift.sh
index dbec04e..070cbec 100755
--- a/providers/microshift/microshift.sh
+++ b/providers/microshift/microshift.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ function _setup_microshift() {
 	run $CTR_CMD cp "${MICROSHIFT_CONTAINER_NAME}:/var/lib/microshift/resources/kubeadmin/kubeconfig" "$MICROSHIFT_KUBECONFIG"
 	ok "copied kubeconfig to $MICROSHIFT_KUBECONFIG"
 
+	export KUBECONFIG="$MICROSHIFT_KUBECONFIG"
+
 	wait_for_cluster_ready
 }