diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e3a0743f80..b427212c9a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: python:2.7
+image: ubuntu:16.10
 services:
   - mysql:latest
   - postgres