diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
index 66101e4f0461e..0b125fbfcc641 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function populate_artifact_dir() {
   echo "Copying log bundle..."
 
   current_time=$(date +%s)
-  cp "${dir}"/log-bundle-*.tar.gz "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/" 2>/dev/null
+  tar -xzf "${dir}"/log-bundle-*.tar.gz -C "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/" 2>/dev/null
   echo "Removing REDACTED info from log..."
   sed '
     s/password: .*/password: REDACTED/;