diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
index d894257bee2a..39f32890a7a5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestImagesRepoOverrideInConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/calico-cni:"+constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.CNI.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/calico-node:"+constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers:"+constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.KubeControllers.URI())
-			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/kube-router:"+constant.KubeRouterCNIImageVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeRouter.CNI.URI())
+			// require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/kube-router:"+constant.KubeRouterCNIImageVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeRouter.CNI.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/k0sproject/cni-node:"+constant.KubeRouterCNIInstallerImageVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeRouter.CNIInstaller.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, "my.repo/pause:"+constant.KubePauseContainerImageVersion, testingConfig.Spec.Images.Pause.URI())
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/constant/constant.go b/pkg/constant/constant.go
index 8d8f262fec99..8ee6d2f4e8e8 100644
--- a/pkg/constant/constant.go
+++ b/pkg/constant/constant.go
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ const (
 	CalicoComponentImagesVersion       = "v3.28.2-0"
 	CalicoNodeImage                    = "quay.io/k0sproject/calico-node"
 	KubeControllerImage                = "quay.io/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers"
-	KubeRouterCNIImage                 = "quay.io/k0sproject/kube-router"
-	KubeRouterCNIImageVersion          = "v2.4.0-iptables1.8.9-0"
+	KubeRouterCNIImage                 = "ttl.sh/k0sproject-kube-router-12178319539-1"
+	KubeRouterCNIImageVersion          = "1d@sha256:34bfab4380636f028a9b4833420e291984f8fe82755954bc6032436a0a282cfe"
 	KubeRouterCNIInstallerImage        = "quay.io/k0sproject/cni-node"
 	KubeRouterCNIInstallerImageVersion = "1.3.0-k0s.0"
 	OpenEBSRepository                  = "https://openebs.github.io/charts"