diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/azure.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/azure.go
index 0f005d47a..82b0e10aa 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/azure.go
@@ -586,13 +586,14 @@ func (a *Azure) getAuthorizer(env azureapi.Environment, cfg *azureCredentialsCon
 		err  error
 	)
 
-	// MSI Override for ARO HCP
-	msi := os.Getenv("AZURE_MSI_AUTHENTICATION")
-	if msi == "true" {
+	// Managed Identity Override for ARO HCP
+	managedIdentityClientID := os.Getenv("ARO_HCP_MI_CLIENT_ID")
+	if managedIdentityClientID != "" {
 		options := azidentity.ManagedIdentityCredentialOptions{
 			ClientOptions: azcore.ClientOptions{
 				Cloud: cloudConfig,
 			},
+			ID: azidentity.ClientID(managedIdentityClientID),
 		}
 
 		var err error