diff --git a/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/README.md b/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/README.md
index 020a2ac6..2c8cd1f4 100644
--- a/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/README.md
+++ b/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/README.md
@@ -112,5 +112,7 @@ Where the test looks something like:
         export K8S_DRIVERS_TAR_FILE=/tmp/driver.tgz
         git archive -o $K8S_DRIVERS_TAR_FILE HEAD
         export K8S_TEST_CMD="OIDC_PROVIDER_NAME=k8s ./.evergreen/run-mongodb-oidc-test.sh"
-        bash ./.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/run-driver-test.sh
+        bash ${DRIVERS_TOOLS}/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/setup-pod.sh
+        bash ${DRIVERS_TOOLS}/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/run-driver-test.sh
+        bash ${DRIVERS_TOOLS}/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/teardown-pod.sh
 ```
diff --git a/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/setup.sh b/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/setup.sh
index dd1bb149..306f8eb8 100755
--- a/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/setup.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/auth_oidc/k8s/setup.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "local" ]; then
   cat <<EOF >> "$SCRIPT_DIR/secrets-export.sh"
 export OIDC_SERVER_TYPE=local
 export MONGODB_URI="$URI"
-export MONGODB_URI_SINGLE="$URI/?authMechanism=MONGODB-OIDC&authMechanismProperties=ENVIRONMENT:k8s"
+export MONGODB_URI_SINGLE="$URI/?authMechanism=MONGODB-OIDC&authMechanismProperties=ENVIRONMENT:k8s&authSource=%24external"
 export OIDC_ADMIN_USER=bob
 export OIDC_ADMIN_PWD=pwd123
 EOF
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ URI=$(check_deployment)
 cat <<EOF >> "secrets-export.sh"
 export OIDC_SERVER_TYPE=atlas
 export MONGODB_URI="$URI"
-export MONGODB_URI_SINGLE="$URI/?authMechanism=MONGODB-OIDC&authMechanismProperties=ENVIRONMENT:k8s"
+export MONGODB_URI_SINGLE="$URI/?authMechanism=MONGODB-OIDC&authMechanismProperties=ENVIRONMENT:k8s&authSource=%24external"
 export OIDC_ADMIN_USER=$OIDC_ATLAS_USER
 export OIDC_ADMIN_PWD=$OIDC_ATLAS_PASSWORD
 EOF