diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4b6c97a6b69..579056ae2fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ arm_build:
     - .debian@container-ifnot-exists@arm64v8
     - .container
   variables:
-    DEBIAN_TAG: &arm_build "2020-02-05"
+    DEBIAN_TAG: &arm_build "2020-02-19"
 
 .use-arm_build:
   variables:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh b/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
index 810924061fb..04441ee50d1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     $LLVM
 passwd root -d
 chsh -s /bin/sh
-ln -s /bin/sh /init
+
+cat > /init <<EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+export PS1=lava-shell:
+exec sh
+EOF
+chmod +x  /init
 
 #######################################################################
 # Strip the image to a small minimal system without removing the debian
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava-deqp.yml.jinja2 b/.gitlab-ci/lava-deqp.yml.jinja2
index 8b7b4b12034..0872ba29acc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava-deqp.yml.jinja2
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava-deqp.yml.jinja2
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ actions:
     method: {{ boot_method }}
     commands: ramdisk
     prompts:
-      - '#' 
+      - 'lava-shell:'
 - test:
     timeout:
       minutes: 60