diff --git a/test-infra/image-builder/Makefile b/test-infra/image-builder/Makefile
index ef20e4485..85275b450 100644
--- a/test-infra/image-builder/Makefile
+++ b/test-infra/image-builder/Makefile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ validate-docker:
 		-e '{"kubevirt_images_push": false, "kubevirt_container_builder": "docker", "kubevirt_images_target_host": "localhost"}' \
 		cluster.yml
 
+validate-single-docker: image_name ?= ubuntu-2404
 validate-single-docker:
 	ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local \
 		-e images_dir=$(CURDIR)/.image-builder \
diff --git a/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml b/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
index 2d2debf05..07edf30fc 100644
--- a/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ images:
     tag: "latest"
 
   ubuntu-2404:
-    filename: noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
-    url: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/20260323/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
-    checksum: sha256:6e7016f2c9f4d3c00f48789eb6b9043ba2172ccc1b6b1eaf3ed1e29dd3e52bb3
+    filename: ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
+    url: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/noble/release-20260826/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
+    checksum: sha256:d0fe84bb5f80853425fa6be28e2c106f30104c3cfe8611933f2e65c9b63f0e30
     converted: false
     tag: "latest"