diff --git a/includes/include.drupalci.main.yml b/includes/include.drupalci.main.yml
index 9d97cd56891f7e2d39ca8e77c179b3074ef63ba4..d23bcf6e07c98e721f88b2f2587302a41cd9f3a0 100644
--- a/includes/include.drupalci.main.yml
+++ b/includes/include.drupalci.main.yml
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ phpstan (next major):
 
 upgrade status:
   extends: .testing-job-base
+  variables:
+    _TARGET_PHP_IMAGE_VARIANT: "ubuntu-apache"
   allow_failure:
     exit_codes:
       - 3 # The upgrade_status:analyze command returns 3 if there are any issues. This is considered an 'amber' warning, not a red 'failure'.