diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/apply.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/apply.go
index 471f1304371..2a5a880e5a4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/apply.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/apply.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2edeployment "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/deployment"
+	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest",
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}`,
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest",
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 						"ports": [{
 							"containerPort": 80,
 							"protocol": "TCP"
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest"
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 					"hostname": "test-hostname",
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest"
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest"
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ServerSideApply", func() {
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest"
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ spec:
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest",
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}
@@ -1038,7 +1039,7 @@ spec:
 				"spec": {
 					"containers": [{
 						"name":  "nginx",
-						"image": "nginx:latest",
+						"image": "` + imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NginxNew) + `",
 					}]
 				}
 			}