diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml
index 2f2459cb98..22e7b8b30c 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       from:
         kind: ImageStreamTag
         namespace: openshift
-        name: python:3.10
+        name: python:3.9-ubi8
   triggers:
   - type: ConfigChange
   - type: ImageChange