diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/defaults/main.yml
index b6e237df577e125b1f1fb8df04c9dae6a697c40b..11c6e79a94cca785f1bac7f4b8c23828c3c92962 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ contiv_etcd_endpoints: |-
     contiv_etcd{{ loop.index }}=http://{{ hostvars[host]['ip'] | default(hostvars[host].ansible_default_ipv4['address']) }}:{{ contiv_etcd_peer_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
   {%- endfor %}
 
+contiv_etcd_init_image_repo: ferest/etcd-initer
+contiv_etcd_init_image_tag: latest
+
 # Parameters for Contiv api-proxy
 contiv_enable_api_proxy: true
 contiv_api_proxy_port: 10000
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2
index a6e9121d4ff11f122a7fb37917feaba1aed78e25..9d75028575165afd05dcdad29c5817ca8532ef84 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
           effect: NoSchedule
       initContainers:
         - name: contiv-etcd-init
-          image: ferest/etcd-initer:latest
+          image: {{ contiv_etcd_init_image_repo }}:{{ contiv_etcd_init_image_tag }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           env:
             - name: ETCD_INIT_ARGSFILE