diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0ecf61b5754c732e0607bc3680ce0e4ee440b52c..8b2d1d4a572136ab73abd276cc8d51f57885d1d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ stages:
   - deploy
 
 variables:
+  IMAGE: debian-9-x86_64_hadoop_rc
+  JOB: check
   PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
   SENSITIVE: 1
-  JOB: check
 
 flake8:
   stage: build
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ terraform-single:
       - ".terraform/"
       - "*.tfstate"
   script:
-    - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop-single -var flavor=standard.large -var n=0 -var domain=terra1
+    - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop-single -var flavor=standard.large -var n=0 -var domain=terra1 -var image=$IMAGE
     - ansible -i ./inventory -m synchronize -a 'src=image/tests dest=/home/debian/ mode=push' master
     - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m command -a 'sh -xe ~/tests/run-tests.sh' master
     - terraform destroy -auto-approve
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ terraform-cluster:
       - ".terraform/"
       - "*.tfstate"
   script:
-    - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop -var domain=terra2
+    - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop -var domain=terra2 -var image=$IMAGE
     - ansible -i ./inventory -m synchronize -a 'src=image/tests dest=/home/debian/ mode=push' master
     - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m command -a 'sh -xe ~/tests/run-tests.sh' master
     - terraform destroy -auto-approve