diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index dbf0532ba3..828b395c8c 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -155,11 +155,9 @@ build_task:
               VM_IMAGE_NAME: ${FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME}
               CTR_FQIN: ${FEDORA_CONTAINER_FQIN}
         - env:
-              # Note, this is changed to FEDORA_NAME temporarily as f40 contains a to old golang
-              # Once we bump our images to f42/41 this must be turned back to PRIOR_FEDORA_NAME
-              DISTRO_NV: ${FEDORA_NAME}
-              VM_IMAGE_NAME: ${FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME}
-              CTR_FQIN: ${FEDORA_CONTAINER_FQIN}
+              DISTRO_NV: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_NAME}
+              VM_IMAGE_NAME: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME}
+              CTR_FQIN: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_CONTAINER_FQIN}
               CI_DESIRED_DATABASE: boltdb
               CI_DESIRED_STORAGE: vfs
         - env:
@@ -724,9 +722,18 @@ container_integration_test_task:
     # Docs: ./contrib/cirrus/CIModes.md
     only_if: *only_if_int_test
     depends_on: *build
+    matrix: &fedora_vm_axis
+        - env:
+              DISTRO_NV: ${FEDORA_NAME}
+              VM_IMAGE_NAME: ${FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME}
+              CTR_FQIN: ${FEDORA_CONTAINER_FQIN}
+        - env:
+              DISTRO_NV: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_NAME}
+              VM_IMAGE_NAME: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME}
+              CTR_FQIN: ${PRIOR_FEDORA_CONTAINER_FQIN}
+              CI_DESIRED_DATABASE: boltdb
     gce_instance: *fastvm
     env:
-        <<: *stdenvars
         TEST_FLAVOR: int
         TEST_ENVIRON: container
     clone_script: *get_gosrc