diff --git a/import-scripts/backup-eks-dbs.sh b/import-scripts/backup-eks-dbs.sh
index cc3455851..456aa9621 100755
--- a/import-scripts/backup-eks-dbs.sh
+++ b/import-scripts/backup-eks-dbs.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for db in ${DBS[@]}; do
   $(set -o pipefail && mysqldump --login-path=mysql_localhost --quick $db | gzip > $SQLDUMP_FULLPATH)
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "Successfully dumped: '${SQLDUMP_FILENAME}'"
-    . /data/portal-cron/git-repos/portal-configuration/eks-cluster/pipelines/authenticate_service_account.sh 
+    . /data/portal-cron/git-repos/portal-configuration/eks-cluster/pipelines/authenticate_service_account.sh eks
     aws s3 cp ${SQLDUMP_FULLPATH} s3://cbioportal-backups/${SQLDUMP_FILENAME} --profile saml
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "ERROR: failed to cp '${SQLDUMP_FILENAME}' to S3"
diff --git a/import-scripts/clear_cbioportal_persistence_cache.sh b/import-scripts/clear_cbioportal_persistence_cache.sh
index d10e394ac..ccaf8d8dd 100755
--- a/import-scripts/clear_cbioportal_persistence_cache.sh
+++ b/import-scripts/clear_cbioportal_persistence_cache.sh
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ fi
 
 unset KUBECONFIG_ARG
 if [ "$cluster_id" == "$CLUSTER_ID_DIGITS" ] ; then
-    /data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh
+    /data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh eks
 else
     if ! [ -z $PUBLIC_CLUSTER_KUBECONFIG ] ; then
+        /data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh public
         KUBECONFIG_ARG="--kubeconfig $PUBLIC_CLUSTER_KUBECONFIG"
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/import-scripts/delete_slow_to_terminate_pods.sh b/import-scripts/delete_slow_to_terminate_pods.sh
index 1c1eac70c..4d5534c64 100755
--- a/import-scripts/delete_slow_to_terminate_pods.sh
+++ b/import-scripts/delete_slow_to_terminate_pods.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ MY_FLOCK_FILEPATH="/data/portal-cron/cron-lock/delete_slow_to_terminate_pods.loc
         mv $temp_file $POD_TERMINATING_TIMESTAMP_FILE
     }
 
-    /data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh 
+    /data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh eks
     check_for_dependencies
     now=$(date +%s)
     make_work_dir_if_necessary
diff --git a/import-scripts/precache-portals.py b/import-scripts/precache-portals.py
index b924c8326..b55b5e0db 100755
--- a/import-scripts/precache-portals.py
+++ b/import-scripts/precache-portals.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 def authenticate_service_account():
     try:
-        subprocess.check_output(["/data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh"])
+        subprocess.check_output(["/data/portal-cron/scripts/authenticate_service_account.sh public"])
     except:
         print "Attempt to authenticate to k8s cluster failed with non-zero exit status, exiting..."
         sys.exit(1)