diff --git a/test/e2e/container_probe.go b/test/e2e/container_probe.go
index 2216180854..0ceb3cd12e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/container_probe.go
+++ b/test/e2e/container_probe.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func makePodSpec(readinessProbe, livenessProbe *api.Probe) *api.Pod {
 					ReadinessProbe: readinessProbe,
 				}, {
 					Name:  "test-noprobe",
-					Image: "gcr.io/google_containers/pause",
+					Image: "beta.gcr.io/google_containers/pause:2.0",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go b/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
index 4911f8b954..5e1a797a69 100644
--- a/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
+++ b/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DaemonRestart", func() {
 			Client:      framework.Client,
 			Name:        rcName,
 			Namespace:   ns,
-			Image:       "kubernetes/pause",
+			Image:       "beta.gcr.io/google_containers/pause:2.0",
 			Replicas:    numPods,
 			CreatedPods: &[]*api.Pod{},
 		}