diff --git a/deploy/default-backend.yaml b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
index 3ca806550..5bd95c07b 100644
--- a/deploy/default-backend.yaml
+++ b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
           # Any image is permissible as long as:
           # 1. It serves a 404 page at /
           # 2. It serves 200 on a /healthz endpoint
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
+          image: k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend-amd64:1.5
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
diff --git a/deploy/mandatory.yaml b/deploy/mandatory.yaml
index 250a46496..b8b4f5786 100644
--- a/deploy/mandatory.yaml
+++ b/deploy/mandatory.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
           # Any image is permissible as long as:
           # 1. It serves a 404 page at /
           # 2. It serves 200 on a /healthz endpoint
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
+          image: k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend-amd64:1.5
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz