diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 03241f7ad4d5021e7b33e903017c235ee6547c43..a620d09ec202b3aa298e3b449a694de6cb5801f9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ build_base_image:
       elif [ $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' ]; then
         export PKR_VAR_image_name="base-${BUILD_DATE}"
       fi
+    - packer init openstack
     - packer validate openstack
     - packer build -machine-readable openstack | tee base_build.log
     - export BUILT_BASE_IMAGE_ID=$(grep 'Image:' base_build.log | awk '{print $4}')
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ build_compute_image:
       elif [ $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' ]; then
         export PKR_VAR_image_name="compute-${BUILD_DATE}"
       fi
+    - packer init openstack-compute
     - packer validate openstack-compute
     - packer build -machine-readable openstack-compute | tee compute_build.log
 
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ build_gpu_image:
       elif [ $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' ]; then
         export PKR_VAR_image_name="gpu-${BUILD_DATE}"
       fi
+    - packer init openstack-gpu
     - packer validate openstack-gpu
     - openstack server delete --wait $GPU_PLACEHOLDER_NAME
     - packer build -machine-readable openstack-gpu | tee gpu_build.log || FAILED=true
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ build_ood_image:
     - 'sed -i -E "s/(user_register_app_key: ).*/\1\"${SELF_REG_APP_KEY}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/knightly'
     - 'sed -i -E "s/(celery_user_password: ).*/\1\"${CELERY_PASSWD}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/knightly'
     - 'sed -i -E "s|(ssh_pub_key: ).*|\1\"{{ lookup(''file'', ''${SSH_PUB_KEY}'') }}\"|" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/knightly'
+    - packer init openstack-ood
     - packer validate openstack-ood
     - |
       if [ $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event' ]; then