diff --git a/operator/export-vars.sh b/operator/export-vars.sh
index d8a1df54f..d8fb27bef 100644
--- a/operator/export-vars.sh
+++ b/operator/export-vars.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ images[OPERATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-op
 
 images[OVA_PROVIDER_SERVER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/ova-provider-server@sha256:fea2945986e40914f615438497b478dee5d3adbcb0e4729c177dee21772e4342
 
-images[OVIRT_POPULATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/ovirt-populator@sha256:c2e933d4ec5c94e7721d2835d71a91d0bd7451af2cffd2860c4dd86e40a0bdfc
+images[OVIRT_POPULATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/ovirt-populator@sha256:51e243fa3b0ef2e4002f301aeb19f6dec659e9e8082c71170ef0be09fcd55c13
 
 images[POPULATOR_CONTROLLER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/populator-controller@sha256:c127768d14d9c56d487e2356a315f634278a412a9a50ab9c3eda447d5e3d0f2d