diff --git a/src/main/java/io/odh/test/Environment.java b/src/main/java/io/odh/test/Environment.java
index 9310a0b6..61398791 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/odh/test/Environment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/odh/test/Environment.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class Environment {
     private static final String OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION_ENV = "OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION";
     private static final String OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL_ENV = "OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL";
     private static final String OPERATOR_INSTALL_TYPE_ENV = "OPERATOR_INSTALL_TYPE";
+    private static final String OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_VERSION_ENV = "OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_VERSION";
 
     public static final String PRODUCT_DEFAULT = "odh";
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public class Environment {
     public static final String OLM_SOURCE_NAMESPACE = getOrDefault(OLM_SOURCE_NAMESPACE_ENV, "openshift-marketplace");
     public static final String OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL = getOrDefault(OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL_ENV, OdhConstants.OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL);
     public static final String OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION = getOrDefault(OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION_ENV, OdhConstants.OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION);
+    public static final String OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_VERSION = getOrDefault(OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_VERSION_ENV, OdhConstants.OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION);
 
     public static final String OPERATOR_INSTALL_TYPE = getOrDefault(OPERATOR_INSTALL_TYPE_ENV, InstallTypes.BUNDLE.toString());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/odh/test/OdhConstants.java b/src/main/java/io/odh/test/OdhConstants.java
index 814a19f7..46399a7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/odh/test/OdhConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/odh/test/OdhConstants.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ private OdhConstants() { }
     private static final String ODH_OLM_SOURCE_NAME = "community-operators";
     private static final String ODH_OLM_APP_BUNDLE_PREFIX = "opendatahub-operator";
     private static final String ODH_OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL = "fast";
+    // TODO - should be changed after 2.5 release
     private static final String ODH_OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION = "v2.4.0";
+    private static final String ODH_OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION = "v2.4.0";
 
     // RHOAI
     private static final String RHOAI_CONTROLLERS_NAMESPACE = "redhat-ods-applications";
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ private OdhConstants() { }
     private static final String RHOAI_OLM_APP_BUNDLE_PREFIX = "rhods-operator";
     private static final String RHOAI_OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL = "stable";
     private static final String RHOAI_OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION = "2.5.0";
+    private static final String RHOAI_OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION = "2.4.0";
 
     // Public part
     public static final String CODEFLARE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME = "codeflare-operator-manager";
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ private OdhConstants() { }
     public static final String OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION = getOdhOrRhoai(ODH_OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION, RHOAI_OLM_OPERATOR_VERSION);
     public static final String OLM_SOURCE_NAME = getOdhOrRhoai(ODH_OLM_SOURCE_NAME, RHOAI_OLM_SOURCE_NAME);
     public static final String OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL = getOdhOrRhoai(ODH_OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL, RHOAI_OLM_OPERATOR_CHANNEL);
+    public static final String OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION = getOdhOrRhoai(ODH_OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION, RHOAI_OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_OPERATOR_VERSION);
 
     private static <T> T getOdhOrRhoai(T odhValue, T rhoaiValue) {
         T returnValue = odhValue;
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/odh/test/e2e/upgrade/OlmUpgradeST.java b/src/test/java/io/odh/test/e2e/upgrade/OlmUpgradeST.java
index 8ee9de4c..775852e7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/odh/test/e2e/upgrade/OlmUpgradeST.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/odh/test/e2e/upgrade/OlmUpgradeST.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class OlmUpgradeST extends UpgradeAbstract {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OlmUpgradeST.class);
     private static final String DS_PROJECT_NAME = "upgrade-dsc";
 
-    private final String startingVersion = !Environment.PRODUCT.equals(Environment.PRODUCT_DEFAULT) ? "2.4.0" : "v.2.4.0";
+    private final String startingVersion = Environment.OLM_UPGRADE_STARTING_VERSION;
 
     @Test
     @Disabled("Tested only for upgrades from 2.4+ so we are waiting for 2.5 release")