diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-image-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-image-test.yml
index 9a4c07e4a..23a3f4fca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-image-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-image-test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       # Prune the Docker resources created over 10 days before the current execution (change the value for a more/less aggressive cleanup).
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        apt update && apt install -y docker-buildx-plugin \
         docker system df
         docker system prune -a -f --filter "until=336h"
         docker system df
@@ -50,9 +49,11 @@ jobs:
         registry: ${{ env.GCP_REGISTRY_DOMAIN }}
         username: "oauth2accesstoken"
         password: "${{ steps.google-auth.outputs.access_token }}"
-    - name: Build Docker images
-      run: DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t scilla:tests -f docker/Dockerfile.test .
-      shell: bash
+    - uses: Zilliqa/gh-actions-workflows/actions/ci-dockerized-app-build-push@v1
+      with:
+        file: docker/Dockerfile.test
+        push: false
+        tag: cilla:tests
     - name: Run make test
       run: |
         docker run --rm -i scilla:tests bash -c 'eval $(opam env) && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/scilla/0/vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/lib make test'