diff --git a/pkg/install/daemonset.go b/pkg/install/daemonset.go
index 3c39be25f..145f75b68 100644
--- a/pkg/install/daemonset.go
+++ b/pkg/install/daemonset.go
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ func DaemonSet(namespace string, opts ...podTemplateOption) *appsv1.DaemonSet {
 				Name:  "AZURE_CREDENTIALS_FILE",
 				Value: "/credentials/cloud",
 			},
+			{
+				Name:  "ALIBABA_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE",
+				Value: "/credentials/cloud",
+			},
 		}...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/install/daemonset_test.go b/pkg/install/daemonset_test.go
index 2fd6a263d..75b44a674 100644
--- a/pkg/install/daemonset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/install/daemonset_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ func TestDaemonSet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, corev1.PullIfNotPresent, ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy)
 
 	ds = DaemonSet("velero", WithSecret(true))
-	assert.Equal(t, 6, len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env))
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env))
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/install/deployment.go b/pkg/install/deployment.go
index cc86e54dd..94c48d2d0 100644
--- a/pkg/install/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/install/deployment.go
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ func Deployment(namespace string, opts ...podTemplateOption) *appsv1.Deployment
 				Name:  "AZURE_CREDENTIALS_FILE",
 				Value: "/credentials/cloud",
 			},
+			{
+				Name:  "ALIBABA_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE",
+				Value: "/credentials/cloud",
+			},
 		}...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/install/deployment_test.go b/pkg/install/deployment_test.go
index 459fc979d..13970a963 100644
--- a/pkg/install/deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/install/deployment_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, corev1.PullIfNotPresent, deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy)
 
 	deploy = Deployment("velero", WithSecret(true))
-	assert.Equal(t, 6, len(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env))
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, len(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env))
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes))
 
 	deploy = Deployment("velero", WithDefaultResticMaintenanceFrequency(24*time.Hour))