diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9e89fb3..8875b05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
 
       - name: Retrieve the kubeconfig and decode it to a file
-        env:
-          KUBECONFIG_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
         run: |
           mkdir ~/.kube
           curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/main/tests/files/yaml/kubeconfig > ~/.kube/config
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4280f16..52f92be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           path: .
           dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
           push: true
-          build-args: |
-            "KUBECONFIG_CONTENT=${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}"
 
   upload_build_data_artifact:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d42f578..2d0c1fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 FROM python:3.11.6-alpine
-ARG KUBECONFIG_CONTENT
-ENV KUBECONFIG_CONTENT ${KUBECONFIG_CONTENT}
 USER root
 RUN adduser -D kfkuser
 RUN pip install strimzi-kafka-cli==0.1.0a76
 USER kfkuser
 RUN mkdir /home/kfkuser/.kube
-RUN echo "$KUBECONFIG_CONTENT" > /home/kfkuser/.kube/config
+RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/main/tests/files/yaml/kubeconfig > /home/kfkuser/.kube/config
 RUN kfk --version