diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0__4-23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0__4-23.yaml
index 7ffe5f56b6e2f..e5de5f0135939 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0__4-23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0__4-23.yaml
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ tests:
       NODEPOOL_N1_VERSION: "4.21"
       NODEPOOL_N2_VERSION: "4.20"
       NODEPOOL_N3_VERSION: "4.19"
-      NODEPOOL_N4_VERSION: "4.19"
+      NODEPOOL_N4_VERSION: "4.18"
       REQUEST_SERVING_COMPONENT_TEST: "true"
       RUN_KARPENTER_TESTS: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-nested