diff --git a/tools/deployment/22_test_configs.sh b/tools/deployment/22_test_configs.sh
index 0f165784c..d5128e1be 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/22_test_configs.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/22_test_configs.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export REMOTE_PROXY=false
 export AIRSHIP_CONFIG_ISO_SERVE_HOST=${HOST:-"localhost"}
 export AIRSHIP_CONFIG_ISO_PORT=${SERVE_PORT}
 export AIRSHIP_CONFIG_ISO_NAME=${ISO_NAME:-"ubuntu-focal.iso"}
+export AIRSHIP_CONFIG_METADATA_PATH=${AIRSHIP_CONFIG_METADATA_PATH:-"airshipctl/manifests/metadata.yaml"}
 export SYSTEM_ACTION_RETRIES=30
 export SYSTEM_REBOOT_DELAY=30
 export AIRSHIP_CONFIG_PRIMARY_REPO_BRANCH=${BRANCH:-"master"}
diff --git a/tools/deployment/templates/airshipconfig_template b/tools/deployment/templates/airshipconfig_template
index 24112dd1d..946d9671e 100644
--- a/tools/deployment/templates/airshipconfig_template
+++ b/tools/deployment/templates/airshipconfig_template
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ manifests:
           remoteRef: ""
           tag: ""
         url: ${AIRSHIP_CONFIG_PRIMARY_REPO_URL}
-    metadataPath: airshipctl/manifests/metadata.yaml
+    metadataPath: ${AIRSHIP_CONFIG_METADATA_PATH}
     targetPath: ${AIRSHIP_CONFIG_MANIFEST_DIRECTORY}