diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index ccb59c7d230a..4703d81a2151 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:94cfb22
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:990d609
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: