diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
index a5d7e7d329e6..2c23fecf5a65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "Using cluster name \"$CLUSTER_NAME\""
           echo CLUSTER_NAME=$CLUSTER_NAME >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: create eks cluster '${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}'
-        uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster
+        # Revert back to local action if either occurs:
+        # 1) Get a Dockerfile that reduces the number of local steps that we run 
+        # 2) Github fixes the issue that is causing this failure
+        uses: aws/karpenter/.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster@@v0.27.1
         with:
           account_id: ${{ vars.ACCOUNT_ID }}
           role: ${{ vars.ROLE_NAME }}