diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images.go b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images.go
index 9ab42d856473..78592ef8e585 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func DefaultClusterImages() *ClusterImages {
 			},
 			Node: ImageSpec{
 				Image:   constant.CalicoNodeImage,
-				Version: constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion,
+				Version: "v3.26.1-1",
 			},
 			KubeControllers: ImageSpec{
 				Image:   constant.KubeControllerImage,
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
index fcce80f5800c..4966fd20bf42 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0s/v1beta1/images_test.go
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func TestImagesRepoOverrideInConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/kube-proxy:%s", constant.KubeProxyImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeProxy.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/coredns:%s", constant.CoreDNSImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.CoreDNS.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-cni:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.CNI.URI())
-			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-node:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
+			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/twz123/calico-node:%s", "v3.26.1-1"), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.KubeControllers.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-cni:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.CNI.URI())
-			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-node:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
+			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/twz123/calico-node:%s", "v3.26.1-1"), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.KubeControllers.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/kube-router:%s", constant.KubeRouterCNIImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeRouter.CNI.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/cni-node:%s", constant.KubeRouterCNIInstallerImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeRouter.CNIInstaller.URI())
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestImagesRepoOverrideInConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/kube-proxy:%s", constant.KubeProxyImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.KubeProxy.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/coredns:%s", constant.CoreDNSImageVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.CoreDNS.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-cni:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.CNI.URI())
-			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-node:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
+			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/twz123/calico-node:%s", "v3.26.1-1"), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.Node.URI())
 			require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("my.repo/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers:%s", constant.CalicoComponentImagesVersion), testingConfig.Spec.Images.Calico.KubeControllers.URI())
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/constant/constant_shared.go b/pkg/constant/constant_shared.go
index a7b5deee7961..0922320a404c 100644
--- a/pkg/constant/constant_shared.go
+++ b/pkg/constant/constant_shared.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const (
 	EnvoyProxyImageVersion             = "v1.24.1"
 	CalicoImage                        = "quay.io/k0sproject/calico-cni"
 	CalicoComponentImagesVersion       = "v3.26.1-0"
-	CalicoNodeImage                    = "quay.io/k0sproject/calico-node"
+	CalicoNodeImage                    = "quay.io/twz123/calico-node"
 	KubeControllerImage                = "quay.io/k0sproject/calico-kube-controllers"
 	KubeRouterCNIImage                 = "quay.io/k0sproject/kube-router"
 	KubeRouterCNIImageVersion          = "v1.5.1"