diff --git a/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml b/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml
index 3451f5ee..476ea3e8 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ when:
 
 steps:
   - name: check-dns-nixos
-    image: nixos/nix
+    image: nixery.dev/dig/git/unixtools.ping
     commands:
-      - nix-shell -p unixtools.ping --run 'ping -v github.com'
-      - nix-shell -p dig --run 'dig +trace github.com'
-      - nix-shell -p git --run 'git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git'
+      - ping -v github.com
+      - dig +trace github.com
+      - git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git
diff --git a/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml b/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
index 566c00e9..ccf1ae8a 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ when:
 
 steps:
   - name: check-dns-ubuntu
-    image: ubuntu
+    image: arunvelsriram/utils
     commands:
-      - apt-get update
-      - apt-get install iputils-ping dnsutils git
-      - git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git
       - ping -v github.com
       - dig +trace github.com
+      - git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git