diff --git a/tests/image-minimizer/test_minimizer.py b/tests/image-minimizer/test_minimizer.py
index 554efaa80..943883790 100644
--- a/tests/image-minimizer/test_minimizer.py
+++ b/tests/image-minimizer/test_minimizer.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class MinimizerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_minimizer_ok(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="minimize.test.") as rootdir:
-            check_call(["dnf", "--use-host-config", "--installroot", rootdir, "install", "-y", \
+            check_call(["dnf", "--releasever=/", "--installroot", rootdir, "install", "-y", \
                         "filesystem", "tzdata"])
 
             im = ImageMinimizer("./tests/image-minimizer/im-script.txt", rootdir, False, False)