diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index afa87a4e0e5b..103963898894 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:bc00c5d
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:5494d34
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: