diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2c6e2f2..a678263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'gitops-5159-e2e-test-framework'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'main'
diff --git a/test/e2e2/test-env/setup-vcluster-env.sh b/test/e2e2/test-env/setup-vcluster-env.sh
index 3ec18d0..6626833 100755
--- a/test/e2e2/test-env/setup-vcluster-env.sh
+++ b/test/e2e2/test-env/setup-vcluster-env.sh
@@ -105,13 +105,25 @@ apply() {
 	echo "-> TMP_DIR is $TMP_DIR"
 	cp -r ${SCRIPTPATH}/* $TMP_DIR
 
-  # Comment out 'loadBalancerIP:' lines on OpenShift
+	# Comment out 'loadBalancerIP:' lines on OpenShift
 	if [[ "$OPENSHIFT" != "" ]]; then
 		sed -i.bak -e '/loadBalancerIP/s/^/#/' $TMP_DIR/control-plane/redis-service.yaml
 		sed -i.bak -e '/loadBalancerIP/s/^/#/' $TMP_DIR/control-plane/repo-server-service.yaml
 		sed -i.bak -e '/loadBalancerIP/s/^/#/' $TMP_DIR/control-plane/server-service.yaml
 	fi
 
+	# Generate the server secret key for the argocd running on the managed and autonomous agent clusters
+	echo "  --> Generating server secret keys"
+	if ! pwmake=$(which pwmake); then
+		pwmake=$(which pwgen)
+	fi
+	echo "data:" >> $TMP_DIR/agent-managed/argocd-secret.yaml
+	echo -n "  server.secretkey: " >> $TMP_DIR/agent-managed/argocd-secret.yaml
+	echo $($pwmake 56 | base64) >> $TMP_DIR/agent-managed/argocd-secret.yaml
+	echo "data:" >> $TMP_DIR/agent-autonomous/argocd-secret.yaml
+	echo -n "  server.secretkey: " >> $TMP_DIR/agent-autonomous/argocd-secret.yaml
+	echo $($pwmake 56 | base64) >> $TMP_DIR/agent-autonomous/argocd-secret.yaml
+
 	echo "-> Create Argo CD on control plane"
 
 	cluster=control-plane