diff --git a/jjb/api-test.yaml b/jjb/api-test.yaml
index 145a4fa..7e7275e 100644
--- a/jjb/api-test.yaml
+++ b/jjb/api-test.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     parameters:
       - string:
           name: buildNode
-          default: 'ubuntu16.04-basebuild-4c-8g'
+          default: 'ubuntu18.04-basebuild-4c-8g'
           description: 'Name of the Jenkins node to run the job on'
 
       - string: