diff --git a/.zuul.d/zuul.yaml b/.zuul.d/zuul.yaml
index ec306b4815..1c57869e7d 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/zuul.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 - job:
     name: rally-database-migration
     parent: base
-    nodeset: ubuntu-xenial
+    nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
     run: tests/ci/playbooks/rally-database-migration/run.yaml
     timeout: 1800