diff --git a/doozerlib/distgit.py b/doozerlib/distgit.py
index 38832eca..8232b338 100644
--- a/doozerlib/distgit.py
+++ b/doozerlib/distgit.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def _get_diff(self):
 
     @property
     def image_build_method(self):
-        build_method = self.runtime.group_config.default_image_build_method or "imagebuilder"
+        build_method = self.runtime.group_config.default_image_build_method or "osbs2"
         # If our config specifies something, override with that.
         if self.config.image_build_method is not Missing:
             build_method = self.config.image_build_method
diff --git a/tests/test_distgit/test_image_distgit/test_image_distgit.py b/tests/test_distgit/test_image_distgit/test_image_distgit.py
index c72115a8..af7e574f 100644
--- a/tests/test_distgit/test_image_distgit/test_image_distgit.py
+++ b/tests/test_distgit/test_image_distgit/test_image_distgit.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_image_build_method_imagebuilder(self):
                             logger="_irrelevant_")
 
         repo = distgit.ImageDistGitRepo(metadata, autoclone=False)
-        self.assertEqual("imagebuilder", repo.image_build_method)
+        self.assertEqual("osbs2", repo.image_build_method)
 
         metadata = flexmock(runtime=self.mock_runtime(group_config=flexmock(default_image_build_method="osbs2")),
                             config=flexmock(distgit=flexmock(branch=distgit.Missing),