diff --git a/hack/test-lxd.sh b/hack/test-lxd.sh
index ebd427e1d083..ab472067fd3e 100755
--- a/hack/test-lxd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-lxd.sh
@@ -11,17 +11,21 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
 fi
 
 INSTANCE="$1"
+IMAGE="ubuntu:24.04"
 FILE="$2"
 NAME="$(basename -s .yaml "$FILE")"
 
-sudo lxc version
-
 INFO "Validating \"$FILE\""
 limactl validate "$FILE"
 
+INFO "Creating \"$NAME\" from \"$FILE\""
 limactl --tty=false create --cpus=1 --memory=1 "$FILE"
 
-sudo lxc init ubuntu:24.04 "$INSTANCE" --config limits.cpu=1 --config limits.memory=1GiB
+sudo lxc version
+sudo lxc image copy "$IMAGE" local:
+
+INFO "LXC: Creating \"$INSTANCE\" from \"$IMAGE\""
+sudo lxc init "$IMAGE" "$INSTANCE" --config limits.cpu=1 --config limits.memory=1GiB
 
 INFO "LXC: Starting \"$INSTANCE\""
 sudo lxc start "$INSTANCE"