diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7d198ed..902482c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@
           };
         };
         ci = {
+          # use the image built in the parent pipeline for dogfooding
+          config.default-nix-image = "registry.gitlab.com/technofab/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-ci:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA";
           stages = ["test"];
-          default = {
-            retry = {
-              max = 2;
-              when = "runner_system_failure";
-            };
-          };
           jobs = {
             "test" = {
               stage = "test";