diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 4a6965ad5..286a3ec4c 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ contiv_image_repo: "contiv/netplugin"
 contiv_image_tag: "{{ contiv_version }}"
 contiv_auth_proxy_image_repo: "contiv/auth_proxy"
 contiv_auth_proxy_image_tag: "{{ contiv_version }}"
+contiv_etcd_init_image_repo: "ferest/etcd-initer"
+contiv_etcd_init_image_tag: latest
 cilium_image_repo: "docker.io/cilium/cilium"
 cilium_image_tag: "{{ cilium_version }}"
 nginx_image_repo: nginx
@@ -383,6 +385,14 @@ downloads:
     sha256: "{{ contiv_auth_proxy_digest_checksum|default(None) }}"
     groups:
       - k8s-cluster
+  contiv_etcd_init:
+    enabled: "{{ kube_network_plugin == 'contiv' }}"
+    container: true
+    repo: "{{ contiv_etcd_init_image_repo }}"
+    tag: "{{ contiv_etcd_init_image_tag }}"
+    sha256: "{{ contiv_etcd_init_digest_checksum|default(None) }}"
+    groups:
+      - k8s-cluster
   pod_infra:
     enabled: true
     container: true
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd.yml.j2
index a6e9121d4..9d7502857 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