diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/OWNERS
index e21dd33d3e082..2b16a8d1b0896 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/OWNERS
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 approvers:
+- stbenjam
 - wking
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-chain.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-chain.metadata.json
index ad2214ed0f477..0d79c09485b16 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-chain.metadata.json
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-chain.metadata.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"path": "ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-chain.yaml",
 	"owners": {
 		"approvers": [
+			"stbenjam",
 			"wking"
 		]
 	}
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-ref.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-ref.metadata.json
index a0695c7f4f786..fae1c550d0ece 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-ref.metadata.json
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-ref.metadata.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"path": "ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-ref.yaml",
 	"owners": {
 		"approvers": [
+			"stbenjam",
 			"wking"
 		]
 	}