diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
index bb934b87d6..cdd9317761 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ DOCKER_UNIX_SOCKET=/var/run/docker.sock
 DOCKER_PID_FILE=/var/run/docker.pid
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_PORT=${DOCKER_REGISTRY_PORT:-5042}
 
-DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_IMAGE:-busybox:latest}
-DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=busybox
+DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_IMAGE:-cirros:latest}
+DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=cirros
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE=${DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE:-registry:latest}
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_NAME=registry
 DOCKER_REPOSITORY_NAME=${SERVICE_HOST}:${DOCKER_REGISTRY_PORT}/${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}