diff --git a/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml b/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
index e2b1d46..b7204bc 100644
--- a/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
+++ b/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ jobs:
           eval $(minikube docker-env)
           DOCKER_ARCHITECTURE=$(arch) make docker_load
           make docker_tag
-          make docker_push
+          minikube image load $(docker_registry)/$(docker_org)/drain-cleaner:$(docker_tag)
         env:
           BUILD_TAG: latest-$(arch)
         displayName: 'Docker load & tag & push to local registries - $(arch)'
-      - script: |
-          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=docker_registry]$(kubectl get service registry -n kube-system -o=jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}'):80"
-        displayName: "Set docker_registry to local registry in minikube"
-        condition: eq(variables['docker_registry'], 'localhost:5000')
+#      - script: |
+#          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=docker_registry]$(kubectl get service registry -n kube-system -o=jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}'):80"
+#        displayName: "Set docker_registry to local registry in minikube"
+#        condition: eq(variables['docker_registry'], 'localhost:5000')
       - task: Maven@3
         inputs:
           mavenPomFile: 'pom.xml'
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           goals: 'verify'
           options: '-B -Psystemtest'
         env:
-          DOCKER_REGISTRY: registry.minikube
           DOCKER_ORG: $(docker_org)
           DOCKER_TAG: $(docker_tag)
           TEST_LOG_DIR: $(test_log_dir)
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           goals: 'verify'
           options: '-B -Psystemtest'
         env:
-          DOCKER_REGISTRY: registry.minikube
           DOCKER_ORG: $(docker_org)
           DOCKER_TAG: $(docker_tag)
           DC_INSTALL_TYPE: Helm