diff --git a/e2e/ui/input/proxy.nomad b/e2e/ui/input/proxy.nomad
index b665a8d37..f87dddd2b 100644
--- a/e2e/ui/input/proxy.nomad
+++ b/e2e/ui/input/proxy.nomad
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ job "nomad-proxy" {
         memory = 128
       }
 
+      action "get_proxy_public_address" {
+        command = "/bin/bash"
+        args    = ["-c", "local/get_proxy_public_ip.sh"]
+      }
+
+      template {
+        destination = "local/get_proxy_public_ip.sh"
+        perms       = "0755"
+        data        = <<EOT
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+TOKEN=$(curl -s -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" \
+  -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 60")
+
+curl -s -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $TOKEN" "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/public-ipv4"
+EOT
+      }
+
       # this template is mostly lifted from the Learn Guide:
       # https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/nomad/reverse-proxy-ui
       template {
diff --git a/e2e/ui/run.sh b/e2e/ui/run.sh
index c99e0687c..04f8ffe75 100755
--- a/e2e/ui/run.sh
+++ b/e2e/ui/run.sh
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ run_proxy() {
 }
 
 _get_aws_ip(){
-  aws_metadata_url="http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data"
-  nomad exec -namespace=proxy -job nomad-proxy \
-    curl -s "$aws_metadata_url/public-ipv4"
+  nomad action -namespace=proxy -job=nomad-proxy -group=proxy -task=nginx get_proxy_public_address
 }
 
 _get_svc_ip() {