diff --git a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
index 1542cd7..8b43992 100644
--- a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
                     output=sh(returnStdout: true, script: """#!/bin/sh -e
                         for line in `grep OS ~/hive/robot-systest.cfg | grep -v OS_CLOUD` ; do export \$line ; done
                         openstack server create --flavor osm.sanity \
-                                                --image ubuntu18.04 \
+                                                --image ${OPENSTACK_BASE_IMAGE} \
                                                 --key-name CICD \
                                                 --property build_url="${BUILD_URL}" \
                                                 --nic net-id=osm-ext \