diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
index 432fbcae..50a0fb39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ jobs:
             --from-file=CONFIG=e2e-test-aws-provider-config.json
       - name: Create GCP provider secret
         run: |
+          secret="${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE }}"
+          decoded=$(echo "$secret" | base64 --decode )
           echo "{\"zoneIDFilter\": [], \"domainFilter\": [\"e2e.google.hcpapps.net\"]}" > e2e-test-gcp-provider-config.json
           kubectl create secret generic e2e-test-gcp-credentials -n multi-cluster-gateways \
             --type=kuadrant.io/gcp \
             --from-literal=PROJECT_ID=${{ secrets.E2E_PROJECT_ID }} \
-            --from-literal=GOOGLE=${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE }} \
+            --from-literal=GOOGLE=$decoded \
             --from-file=CONFIG=e2e-test-gcp-provider-config.json
       - name: Run suite AWS
         run: |