diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.15__amd64-nightly-openshift-logging-5.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.15__amd64-nightly-openshift-logging-5.9.yaml
index 2f7368bdcc46..fa162e0387e4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.15__amd64-nightly-openshift-logging-5.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.15__amd64-nightly-openshift-logging-5.9.yaml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws-sd-qe
     env:
-      CHANNEL_GROUP: nightly
+      CHANNEL_GROUP: candidate
       CLO_SUB_CHANNEL: stable-5.9
       CLO_SUB_SOURCE: redhat-operators
       OPENSHIFT_VERSION: "4.15"