diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2 b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
index 7819b9e1e..bbe67f26d 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
 kind: VirtualMachineInstance
 metadata:
-  generateName: test-vm-
+  generateName: {{ cloud_image }}-
   namespace: {{ pod_namespace }}
   annotations:
     kubespray.com/ci.template-path: "tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2"