diff --git a/driver.go b/driver.go
index 3f3bbe66275252cfbaeb55e1f7d8ba342fcce9d8..37d179de1aab23f8d816c4565fba6808f2743a58 100644
--- a/driver.go
+++ b/driver.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	defaultImage = "ubuntu-16.04"
+	defaultImage = "ubuntu-18.04"
 	defaultType  = "cx11"
 
 	flagAPIToken  = "hetzner-api-token"