diff --git a/default-go-test.mk b/default-go-test.mk
index 3be38818..5fee1ba5 100644
--- a/default-go-test.mk
+++ b/default-go-test.mk
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ unit: test
 .PHONY: test
 test: ## Run unit tests (go test)
 ifeq ($(CONTAINER_RUNNABLE), 0)
-		$(RUN_CONTAINER_COMMAND) docker.io/library/golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine3.17 \
-         sh -e -c "go test ./... -v -coverprofile ${TEST_COVERAGE_FILE}; \
+		$(RUN_CONTAINER_COMMAND) docker.io/nephio/gotests:1671656214984921088 \
+         sh -e -c "git config --global --add user.name test; \
+	 git config --global --add user.email test@nephio.org; \
+	 go test ./... -v -coverprofile ${TEST_COVERAGE_FILE}; \
          go tool cover -html=${TEST_COVERAGE_FILE} -o ${TEST_COVERAGE_HTML_FILE}; \
          go tool cover -func=${TEST_COVERAGE_FILE} -o ${TEST_COVERAGE_FUNC_FILE}"
 else