diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index d721fa9..c6a1d4a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@
 
       .. include:: ../../playbooks/container-image/README.rst
     run: playbooks/container-image/run.yaml
+    vars: &container_vars
+      # Set some default variables appropriate for this installation
+      promote_container_image_api: "https://zuul.opendev.org/api/tenant/{{ zuul.tenant }}"
+      promote_container_image_pipeline: gate
+      promote_container_image_job: opendev-upload-container-image
 
 - job:
     name: opendev-upload-container-image
@@ -266,6 +271,7 @@
 
       .. include:: ../../playbooks/container-image/README.rst
       .. include:: ../../playbooks/container-image/credentials.rst
+    vars: *container_vars
 
 - job:
     name: opendev-buildset-registry-consumer