diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__47.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__47.yaml
index 5d484b6232bbe..cfe45f3bdbca5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__47.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__47.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ images:
       - destination_dir: .
         source_path: /go/bin/wathola-forwarder
   to: knative-eventing-kafka-test-wathola-forwarder
+- dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-test-images/wathola-kafka-sender/Dockerfile
+  from: base
+  inputs:
+    test-bin:
+      paths:
+      - destination_dir: .
+        source_path: /go/bin/wathola-kafka-sender
+  to: knative-eventing-kafka-test-wathola-kafka-sender
 - dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-test-images/wathola-receiver/Dockerfile
   from: base
   inputs:
@@ -211,7 +219,6 @@ tests:
       resources:
         requests:
           cpu: 100m
-      timeout: 4h0m0s
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-aws-ocp-47-continuous
   cron: 0 */12 * * 1-5
@@ -225,7 +232,6 @@ tests:
       resources:
         requests:
           cpu: 100m
-      timeout: 4h0m0s
     workflow: ipi-aws
 zz_generated_metadata:
   branch: release-v0.23
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__48.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__48.yaml
index bcd97d7786482..59cf4c636e31b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__48.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-knative/eventing-kafka/openshift-knative-eventing-kafka-release-v0.23__48.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ images:
       - destination_dir: .
         source_path: /go/bin/wathola-forwarder
   to: knative-eventing-kafka-test-wathola-forwarder
+- dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-test-images/wathola-kafka-sender/Dockerfile
+  from: base
+  inputs:
+    test-bin:
+      paths:
+      - destination_dir: .
+        source_path: /go/bin/wathola-kafka-sender
+  to: knative-eventing-kafka-test-wathola-kafka-sender
 - dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-test-images/wathola-receiver/Dockerfile
   from: base
   inputs:
@@ -212,7 +220,6 @@ tests:
       resources:
         requests:
           cpu: 100m
-      timeout: 4h0m0s
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-aws-ocp-48-continuous
   cron: 0 */12 * * 1-5
@@ -226,7 +233,6 @@ tests:
       resources:
         requests:
           cpu: 100m
-      timeout: 4h0m0s
     workflow: ipi-aws
 zz_generated_metadata:
   branch: release-v0.23
diff --git a/core-services/image-mirroring/knative/mapping_knative_v0_23_quay b/core-services/image-mirroring/knative/mapping_knative_v0_23_quay
index bda759c3b8770..cb959fab9cbf4 100644
--- a/core-services/image-mirroring/knative/mapping_knative_v0_23_quay
+++ b/core-services/image-mirroring/knative/mapping_knative_v0_23_quay
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.0:knative-eventing-test-wathol
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.0:knative-eventing-test-wathola-forwarder quay.io/openshift-knative/wathola-forwarder:v0.23
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.0:knative-eventing-test-wathola-receiver quay.io/openshift-knative/wathola-receiver:v0.23
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.0:knative-eventing-test-wathola-sender quay.io/openshift-knative/wathola-sender:v0.23
+registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.3:knative-eventing-kafka-test-wathola-kafka-sender quay.io/openshift-knative/wathola-kafka-sender:v0.23
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.1:knative-serving-test-pizzaplanetv2 quay.io/openshift-knative/pizzaplanetv2:v0.23
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.1:knative-serving-test-helloworld quay.io/openshift-knative/helloworld:v0.23
 registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/knative-v0.23.1:knative-serving-test-runtime quay.io/openshift-knative/runtime:v0.23