diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index e17084660b5..6cf42689987 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ ensure_grunt_for_qunit() {
 }
 
 
-DOCKER_DEFAULT_IMAGE='galaxy/testing-base:17.01.0'
+DOCKER_DEFAULT_IMAGE='galaxy/testing-base:17.05.0'
 
 test_script="./scripts/functional_tests.py"
 report_file="run_functional_tests.html"