diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 329d4d7..5b28032 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     run: playbooks/functional-test/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/functional-test/post.yaml
     provides: zuul-registry-container-image
+    nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
     vars: &image_vars
       docker_images:
         - context: .
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     allowed-projects: zuul/zuul-registry
     run: playbooks/functional-test/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/functional-test/post.yaml
+    nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
     secrets:
       name: docker_credentials
       secret: zuul-registry-dockerhub