diff --git a/test/extended/cli/mustgather.go b/test/extended/cli/mustgather.go
index e22228a1f9e7..6865c75bb932 100644
--- a/test/extended/cli/mustgather.go
+++ b/test/extended/cli/mustgather.go
@@ -605,35 +605,17 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-cli] oc adm must-gather", func() {
 		// Check if gather.logs exists in the directory for default must-gather image
 		checkGatherLogsForImage(tempDir)
 
-		// Check if gather.logs exists in the directory for CNV image
-		// Note: registry.redhat.io may not be accessible in CI environments, so we skip if the image pull fails
-		err = oc.AsAdmin().WithoutNamespace().Run("adm").Args("must-gather", "--image=registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/cnv-must-gather-rhel9:v4.15.0", "--dest-dir="+tempDir1).Execute()
-		if err != nil {
-			errMsg := err.Error()
-			isPullError := strings.Contains(errMsg, "pull") && (strings.Contains(errMsg, "manifest unknown") || strings.Contains(errMsg, "not found"))
-			if isPullError {
-				e2e.Logf("Skipping CNV must-gather image test - image pull failed (likely not accessible in CI environment): %v", err)
-			} else {
-				o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "must-gather failed with non-pull error")
-			}
-		} else {
-			checkGatherLogsForImage(tempDir1)
-		}
-
-		// Check if gather.logs exists for both the images when passed to must-gather
-		// Note: registry.redhat.io may not be accessible in CI environments, so we skip if the image pull fails
-		err = oc.AsAdmin().WithoutNamespace().Run("adm").Args("must-gather", "--image-stream=openshift/must-gather", "--image=registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/cnv-must-gather-rhel9:v4.15.0", "--dest-dir="+tempDir2).Execute()
-		if err != nil {
-			errMsg := err.Error()
-			isPullError := strings.Contains(errMsg, "pull") && (strings.Contains(errMsg, "manifest unknown") || strings.Contains(errMsg, "not found"))
-			if isPullError {
-				e2e.Logf("Skipping multi-image must-gather test with CNV - image pull failed (likely not accessible in CI environment): %v", err)
-			} else {
-				o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "must-gather failed with non-pull error")
-			}
-		} else {
-			checkGatherLogsForImage(tempDir2)
-		}
+		// Check if gather.logs exists in the directory when using --image-stream
+		// Use the CI-accessible openshift/must-gather imagestream instead of external registry images
+		err = oc.AsAdmin().WithoutNamespace().Run("adm").Args("must-gather", "--image-stream=openshift/must-gather", "--dest-dir="+tempDir1).Execute()
+		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "must-gather with imagestream should succeed")
+		checkGatherLogsForImage(tempDir1)
+
+		// Check if gather.logs exists for multiple imagestreams when passed to must-gather
+		// This tests the multi-image functionality using CI-accessible imagestreams
+		err = oc.AsAdmin().WithoutNamespace().Run("adm").Args("must-gather", "--image-stream=openshift/must-gather", "--image-stream=openshift/must-gather", "--dest-dir="+tempDir2).Execute()
+		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "must-gather with multiple imagestreams should succeed")
+		checkGatherLogsForImage(tempDir2)
 	})
 })