diff --git a/test/e2e/provisioning/helper.go b/test/e2e/provisioning/helper.go
index 89b8fdc03..44ee994d8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/provisioning/helper.go
+++ b/test/e2e/provisioning/helper.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var (
 	openStackImages = map[string]string{
 		string(providerconfigtypes.OperatingSystemUbuntu):  "machine-controller-e2e-ubuntu-20-04",
 		string(providerconfigtypes.OperatingSystemCentOS):  "machine-controller-e2e-centos",
-		string(providerconfigtypes.OperatingSystemRHEL):    "machine-controller-e2e-rhel",
+		string(providerconfigtypes.OperatingSystemRHEL):    "machine-controller-e2e-rhel-8-5",
 		string(providerconfigtypes.OperatingSystemFlatcar): "machine-controller-e2e-flatcar-stable-2983",
 	}
 )