diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
index 90a7fd56..d2ccb5db 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ if [ -e /tmp/cnflnthmackeytmp ]; then
 else
     APIKEY=
     chroot . custom-installation/confluent/bin/clortho $NODENAME $MGR > /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey
-    APIKEY=$(cat /root/custom-installation/confluent.apikey)
+    APIKEY=$(cat /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey)
     while [ -z "$APIKEY" ]; do
 	echo "Failure trying to get confluent node token registered, check nodedeploy status, retrying in 5 seconds..."
         sleep 5
         chroot . custom-installation/confluent/bin/clortho $NODENAME $MGR > /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey
-        APIKEY=$(cat /root/custom-installation/confluent.apikey)
+        APIKEY=$(cat /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey)
     done
     MGR=[$MGR]
     nic=$(grep ^MANAGER /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info|grep fe80::|sed -e s/.*%//|head -n 1)