diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 2fd9d3286e5..86b0880433d 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER=${PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER:-false}
 
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-v1-3-v20160517}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160321}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 1d1d51434c4..d685efe24e3 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-false}
 PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER=${PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-v1-3-v20160517}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160321}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}