diff --git a/jjb/xos-tosca-e2e.yaml b/jjb/xos-tosca-e2e.yaml
index ef66e1c..f414f44 100644
--- a/jjb/xos-tosca-e2e.yaml
+++ b/jjb/xos-tosca-e2e.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           branch: '$GERRIT_BRANCH'
           destination-dir: 'cord'
 
-    node: '{build-node}'
+    node: 'ubuntu16.04-basebuild-4c-8g'
     project-type: freestyle
     concurrent: true
 
diff --git a/packer/provision/basebuild.sh b/packer/provision/basebuild.sh
index e5d8515..dfe66a7 100644
--- a/packer/provision/basebuild.sh
+++ b/packer/provision/basebuild.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         curl \
         git \
         golang-1.10-go \
+        httpie \
         "kubeadm=1.11.3-*" \
         "kubelet=1.11.3-*" \
         "kubectl=1.11.3-*" \