diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index abb1aeb0b61ba41bb44548f9ca4428b3696acfd7..374999493e4e88077005284f4089ccc06f47b24b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: briar/ci-image-android:latest
+image: briar/ci-image-android:buster # revert to latest when on buster
 
 stages:
   - test