diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/utils/yaml_utils.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/utils/yaml_utils.py
index 4558a80200..4c660957a1 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/utils/yaml_utils.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/utils/yaml_utils.py
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ def load_yaml(
     if path.startswith("gs://"):
         return _load_yaml_from_gs_uri(path, project, credentials)
     elif path.startswith("http://") or path.startswith("https://"):
-        if _VALID_AR_URL.match(path) or _VALID_HTTPS_URL.match(path):
+        if _VALID_AR_URL.match(path):
             return _load_yaml_from_https_uri(path, credentials)
+        elif _VALID_HTTPS_URL.match(path):
+            return _load_yaml_from_https_uri(path)
         else:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Invalid HTTPS URI. If not using Artifact Registry, please "
diff --git a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_utils.py
index e81866bfef..f3c79df814 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import textwrap
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Optional, Tuple
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from urllib import request as urllib_request
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import pytest
 import yaml
 from google.api_core import client_options, gapic_v1
+from google.auth import credentials
 from google.cloud import aiplatform
 from google.cloud import storage
 from google.cloud.aiplatform import compat, utils
@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ def json_file(tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def mock_request_urlopen(request: str) -> str:
+def mock_request_urlopen(request: str) -> Tuple[str, mock.MagicMock]:
     data = {"key": "val", "list": ["1", 2, 3.0]}
     with mock.patch.object(urllib_request, "urlopen") as mock_urlopen:
         mock_read_response = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -783,7 +784,7 @@ def mock_request_urlopen(request: str) -> str:
         mock_decode_response.return_value = json.dumps(data)
         mock_read_response.return_value.decode = mock_decode_response
         mock_urlopen.return_value.read = mock_read_response
-        yield request.param
+        yield request.param, mock_urlopen
 
 
 class TestYamlUtils:
@@ -802,10 +803,17 @@ def test_load_yaml_from_local_file__with_json(self, json_file):
         ["https://us-central1-kfp.pkg.dev/proj/repo/pack/latest"],
         indirect=True,
     )
-    def test_load_yaml_from_ar_uri(self, mock_request_urlopen):
-        actual = yaml_utils.load_yaml(mock_request_urlopen)
+    def test_load_yaml_from_ar_uri_passes_creds(self, mock_request_urlopen):
+        url, mock_urlopen = mock_request_urlopen
+        mock_credentials = mock.create_autospec(credentials.Credentials, instance=True)
+        mock_credentials.valid = True
+        mock_credentials.token = "some_token"
+        actual = yaml_utils.load_yaml(url, credentials=mock_credentials)
         expected = {"key": "val", "list": ["1", 2, 3.0]}
         assert actual == expected
+        assert mock_urlopen.call_args[0][0].headers == {
+            "Authorization": "Bearer some_token"
+        }
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "mock_request_urlopen",
@@ -816,10 +824,15 @@ def test_load_yaml_from_ar_uri(self, mock_request_urlopen):
         ],
         indirect=True,
     )
-    def test_load_yaml_from_https_uri(self, mock_request_urlopen):
-        actual = yaml_utils.load_yaml(mock_request_urlopen)
+    def test_load_yaml_from_https_uri_ignores_creds(self, mock_request_urlopen):
+        url, mock_urlopen = mock_request_urlopen
+        mock_credentials = mock.create_autospec(credentials.Credentials, instance=True)
+        mock_credentials.valid = True
+        mock_credentials.token = "some_token"
+        actual = yaml_utils.load_yaml(url, credentials=mock_credentials)
         expected = {"key": "val", "list": ["1", 2, 3.0]}
         assert actual == expected
+        assert mock_urlopen.call_args[0][0].headers == {}
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "uri",