diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/release-qe-tests/jira-notificator/release-qe-tests-jira-notificator-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/release-qe-tests/jira-notificator/release-qe-tests-jira-notificator-commands.sh
index 810136aa83752..600f269a498ad 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/release-qe-tests/jira-notificator/release-qe-tests-jira-notificator-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/release-qe-tests/jira-notificator/release-qe-tests-jira-notificator-commands.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+jira_username=$(cat "/var/run/vault/release-tests-token/jira_username")
+export JIRA_USERNAME=$jira_username
 jira_token=$(cat "/var/run/vault/release-tests-token/jira_token")
 export JIRA_TOKEN=$jira_token
 oarctl jira-notificator