diff --git a/roles/ee_builder/vars/main.yml b/roles/ee_builder/vars/main.yml
index d4c438e..902ee4d 100644
--- a/roles/ee_builder/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ee_builder/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # vars file for ee_builder
 __ee_stream_images:
   upstream:
-    base_image: quay.io/ansible/ansible-runner:latest
+    base_image: ghcr.io/ansible-community/community-ee-base:latest
   downstream:
     base_image: registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel9:latest