diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 01a6be33f..0433214d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ jobs:
           # print existing client auth
           kubectl -n rook-ceph exec $toolbox -- ceph auth ls
 
+      - name: test re-running of external script should result in same output
+        run: |
+          toolbox=$(kubectl get pod -l app=rook-ceph-tools -n rook-ceph -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}')
+          kubectl -n rook-ceph exec $toolbox -- python3 /etc/ceph/create-external-cluster-resources.py --rbd-data-pool-name=replicapool | tee output1.txt
+          kubectl -n rook-ceph exec $toolbox -- python3 /etc/ceph/create-external-cluster-resources.py --rbd-data-pool-name=replicapool | tee output2.txt
+          if cmp output1.txt output2.txt; then
+            echo "files have same output"
+            rm output1.txt
+            rm output2.txt
+          else
+            echo "re-run with same flags changed the output, result in failure"
+            rm output1.txt
+            rm output2.txt
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: dry run external script create-external-cluster-resources.py
         run: |
           toolbox=$(kubectl get pod -l app=rook-ceph-tools -n rook-ceph -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}')
diff --git a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
index fbc5b2c28..148f7d68b 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
+++ b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ class RadosJSON:
         # check if user already exist
         user_key = self.check_user_exist(entity)
         if user_key != "":
-            return user_key, f"{entity.split('.', 1)[1]}"
+            return user_key
 
         ret_val, json_out, err_msg = self._common_cmd_json_gen(cmd_json)
         # if there is an unsuccessful attempt,