diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
index c1edbf7d0d2..a10dc823b57 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func createKubeConfig(clientCfg *restclient.Config) *clientcmdapi.Config {
 	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
 
 	credentials := clientcmdapi.NewAuthInfo()
-	credentials.Token = clientCfg.BearerToken
+	credentials.TokenFile = "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token"
 	credentials.ClientCertificate = clientCfg.TLSClientConfig.CertFile
 	if len(credentials.ClientCertificate) == 0 {
 		credentials.ClientCertificateData = clientCfg.TLSClientConfig.CertData