diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0e9d03dcb005a7a3cc08a736fa9cebcb1a892d51..c6f5fdc6bbaa3df8480ec0cfdc4aaad1a0e74056 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ variables:
   INSTANCE_FLAVOR: ${INSTANCE_FLAVOR}
   OOD_PROXY_NAME: ${OOD_PROXY_NAME}
   PROXY_IP: ${PROXY_IP}
+  OOD_PROXY_NETWORK: "proxy-net"
 
 stages:
   - deploy
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ deploy_ood_proxy_node:
       PROXY_INSTANCE_ID=$(openstack server create \
         --image $PKR_VAR_source_image \
         --flavor $PKR_VAR_flavor \
-        --network $OOD_INSTANCE_NETWORK \
+        --network $OOD_PROXY_NETWORK \
         --wait \
         --format value \
         --column id \