diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mds/livenessprobe.sh b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mds/livenessprobe.sh
index 5cddfac15..667bb8e4a 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mds/livenessprobe.sh
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mds/livenessprobe.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ FILESYSTEM_NAME="{{ .FilesystemName }}"
 KEYRING="{{ .Keyring }}"
 CMD_TIMEOUT="{{ .CmdTimeout }}"
 
-outp="$(ceph fs dump --mon-host="$ROOK_CEPH_MON_HOST" --mon-initial-members="$ROOK_CEPH_MON_INITIAL_MEMBERS" --keyring "$KEYRING" --connect-timeout="$CMD_TIMEOUT" --format json)"
+export CEPH_ARGS="--keyring $KEYRING" # workaround for https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/70167
+outp="$(ceph fs dump --mon-host="$ROOK_CEPH_MON_HOST" --mon-initial-members="$ROOK_CEPH_MON_INITIAL_MEMBERS" --name="mds.$MDS_ID" --connect-timeout="$CMD_TIMEOUT" --format json)"
 rc=$?
 if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "ceph MDS dump check failed with the following output:"