diff --git a/.github/actions/kurl-create-installer/action.yml b/.github/actions/kurl-create-installer/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 526dcd5373..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/kurl-create-installer/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-name: kurl-create-installer
-description: "Create a kURL installer for a KOTS version"
-
-inputs:
-  addon_version:
-    description: "Kots version (without the 'v')."
-    required: true
-  addon_package_url:
-    description: "S3 package url."
-    required: true
-outputs:
-  installer_id:
-    description: "ID of the installer"
-    value: ${{ steps.create-installer.outputs.installer_id }}
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: create installer
-      id: create-installer
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        set +e
-
-        echo "apiVersion: cluster.kurl.sh/v1beta1
-        kind: Installer
-        metadata:
-          name: kots-ci-installer
-        spec:
-          kubernetes:
-            version: 1.28.x
-          flannel:
-            version: latest
-          minio: 
-            version: latest
-          openebs:
-            version: latest
-            isLocalPVEnabled: true
-            localPVStorageClassName: default
-            isCstorEnabled: false
-          contour:
-            version: latest
-          containerd:
-            version: latest
-          registry:
-            version: latest
-          kotsadm:
-            version: ${{ inputs.addon_version }}
-            s3Override: ${{ inputs.addon_package_url }}
-          ekco:
-            version: latest
-            enableInternalLoadBalancer: true" > installer.yaml
-
-        installer_url=$(curl -s -X POST https://k8s.kurl.sh/installer -H 'Content-Type: text/yaml' --data-binary @installer.yaml)
-        installer_id=${installer_url#"https://kurl.sh/"}
-        echo "installer_id=$installer_id" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 6f0d5b9bc2..50618bca3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -617,14 +617,55 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/kurl-create-installer
+      - name: create installer
         id: create-installer
-        with:
-          addon_version: ${{ needs.generate-kurl-addon.outputs.addon_version }}
-          addon_package_url: ${{ needs.generate-kurl-addon.outputs.addon_package_url }}
+        run: |
+          set +e
+
+          echo "apiVersion: cluster.kurl.sh/v1beta1
+          kind: Installer
+          metadata:
+            name: kots-ci-installer
+          spec:
+            kubernetes:
+              version: 1.28.x
+            flannel:
+              version: latest
+            minio: 
+              version: latest
+            openebs:
+              version: latest
+              isLocalPVEnabled: true
+              localPVStorageClassName: default
+              isCstorEnabled: false
+            contour:
+              version: latest
+            containerd:
+              version: latest
+            registry:
+              version: latest
+            kotsadm:
+              version: ${{ needs.generate-kurl-addon.outputs.addon_version }}
+              s3Override: ${{ needs.generate-kurl-addon.outputs.addon_package_url }}
+            ekco:
+              version: latest
+              enableInternalLoadBalancer: true" > installer.yaml
+
+          installer_url=$(curl -s -X POST https://k8s.kurl.sh/installer -H 'Content-Type: text/yaml' --data-binary @installer.yaml)
+          installer_id=${installer_url#"https://kurl.sh/"}
+          echo "installer_id=$installer_id" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     outputs:
       installer_id: ${{ steps.create-installer.outputs.installer_id }}
 
+
+  echo-kurl-installer-id:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: [ can-run-ci, enable-tests, create-kurl-installer ]
+    steps:
+      - name: echo installer id
+        run: |
+          echo "installer_id=${{ needs.create-kurl-installer.outputs.installer_id }}"
+
   
   cmx-versions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04