diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 99b987f86..981034ffb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       - *save_cache
   linux.gcc:
     docker:
-      - image: lmmsci/linux.gcc:18.04
+      - image: lmmsci/linux.gcc:xenial
     environment:
       <<: *common_environment
     steps: