diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/kube.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/kube.sh
index 5ab18819..05cf3c70 100644
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/kube.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/kube.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 kubectl_apply() {
     VIA=${1}
     FILE=${2}
-    ssh_cmd "${VIA}" "cat ${FILE} | kubectl apply -f -"
+    ssh_cmd_raw "${VIA}" "KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG}" "cat ${FILE} | kubectl apply -f -"
 }
 
 kubectl_cmd() {
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ kubectl_cmd() {
 
     shift
 
-    ssh_cmd "${VIA}" kubectl "${@}"
+    ssh_cmd_raw "${VIA}" "KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG}" kubectl "${@}"
+
 }
 
 kubectl_wait_for_pod() {
diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/on_error/collect_genesis_info.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/on_error/collect_genesis_info.sh
index 3312ae82..26d6bfc9 100755
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/on_error/collect_genesis_info.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/on_error/collect_genesis_info.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 set +e
 set -x
 
+KUBECONFIG="${KUBECONFIG:-/etc/kubernetes/admin/kubeconfig.yaml}"
 source "${GATE_UTILS}"
 
 ERROR_DIR="${TEMP_DIR}/errors"