diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2ca5a341..5f69005e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variables:
   NO_DOCKER: 1
-  BUILDKIT_HOST: tcp://127.0.0.1:8372
+  BUILDKIT_HOST: tcp://veilid-runner-1:8372
   EARTHLY_EXEC_CMD: "/bin/sh"
 
 earthly: