diff --git a/test/e2e/etcd_failure.go b/test/e2e/etcd_failure.go
index 9d093146712..a68e1b64fdf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/etcd_failure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/etcd_failure.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Etcd failure", func() {
 			Client:    framework.Client,
 			Name:      "baz",
 			Namespace: framework.Namespace.Name,
-			Image:     "nginx",
+			Image:     "gcr.io/google_containers/nginx",
 			Replicas:  1,
 		})).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
diff --git a/test/e2e/pods.go b/test/e2e/pods.go
index b862eed718b..6c164ca3205 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pods.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Pods", func() {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Name:  "nginx",
-							Image: "nginx",
+							Image: "gcr.io/google_containers/nginx:1.7.9",
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Pods", func() {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Name:  "nginx",
-							Image: "nginx",
+							Image: "gcr.io/google_containers/nginx:1.7.9",
 							Ports: []api.Port{{ContainerPort: 80}},
 						},
 					},