diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fc66e5a..43d7d14 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+global-variables:
+  ansible_docker_image: &ansible_docker_image gitea.thezengarden.net/podman/images/ansible-dev:latest
+
 ---
 name: run_ansible_tests
 kind: pipeline
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
 
 
   - name: "ansible_environment_verify"
-    image: gitea.thezengarden.net/podman/images/ansible-dev:latest
+    image: *ansible_docker_image
     commands:
       - git log -1
       - ansible --version