diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b0fec2f..2c8a02e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_digitalocean_token_here
 
 # Optional settings
 # DIGITALOCEAN_REGION=lon1
+# DIGITALOCEAN_IMAGE=ubuntu-22-04-x64  # User data script tested with Ubuntu images only
 # DIGITALOCEAN_MIN_SCALING=2
 # DIGITALOCEAN_MAX_SCALING=2
 # DIGITALOCEAN_SIZE=s-1vcpu-1gb
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ HETZNER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_hetzner_token_here
 
 # Optional settings
 # HETZNER_LOCATION=nbg1
+# HETZNER_IMAGE=ubuntu-22.04  # User data script tested with Ubuntu images only
 # HETZNER_MIN_SCALING=2
 # HETZNER_MAX_SCALING=2
 # HETZNER_SIZE=cx21
diff --git a/cloudproxy/providers/digitalocean/functions.py b/cloudproxy/providers/digitalocean/functions.py
index ae7ac17..16ce44c 100644
--- a/cloudproxy/providers/digitalocean/functions.py
+++ b/cloudproxy/providers/digitalocean/functions.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def create_proxy(instance_config=None):
         token=instance_config["secrets"]["access_token"],
         name=f"cloudproxy-{instance_id}-{str(uuid.uuid1())}",
         region=instance_config["region"],
-        image="ubuntu-20-04-x64",
+        image=instance_config["image"],
         size_slug=instance_config["size"],
         backups=False,
         user_data=user_data,
diff --git a/cloudproxy/providers/hetzner/functions.py b/cloudproxy/providers/hetzner/functions.py
index 73c0769..9319d9b 100644
--- a/cloudproxy/providers/hetzner/functions.py
+++ b/cloudproxy/providers/hetzner/functions.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def create_proxy(instance_config=None):
     response = hetzner_client.servers.create(
         name=f"cloudproxy-{instance_id}-{str(uuid.uuid4())}",
         server_type=ServerType(instance_config["size"]),
-        image=Image(name="ubuntu-20.04"),
+        image=Image(name=instance_config["image"]),
         user_data=user_data,
         datacenter=Datacenter(name=datacenter) if datacenter else None,
         location=Location(name=location) if location else None,
diff --git a/cloudproxy/providers/settings.py b/cloudproxy/providers/settings.py
index 1d1a815..88ec1c4 100644
--- a/cloudproxy/providers/settings.py
+++ b/cloudproxy/providers/settings.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             "scaling": {"min_scaling": 0, "max_scaling": 0},
             "size": "",
             "region": "",
+            "image": "",
                     "display_name": "DigitalOcean",
             "secrets": {"access_token": ""},
                 }
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
             "size": "",
             "location": "",
             "datacenter": "",
+            "image": "",
                     "display_name": "Hetzner",
             "secrets": {"access_token": ""},
                 }
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@
 config["providers"]["digitalocean"]["instances"]["default"]["region"] = os.environ.get(
     "DIGITALOCEAN_REGION", "lon1"
 )
+config["providers"]["digitalocean"]["instances"]["default"]["image"] = os.environ.get(
+    "DIGITALOCEAN_IMAGE", "ubuntu-22-04-x64"
+)
 config["providers"]["digitalocean"]["instances"]["default"]["display_name"] = os.environ.get(
     "DIGITALOCEAN_DISPLAY_NAME", "DigitalOcean"
 )
@@ -204,6 +209,9 @@
 config["providers"]["hetzner"]["instances"]["default"]["location"] = os.environ.get(
     "HETZNER_LOCATION", "nbg1"
 )
+config["providers"]["hetzner"]["instances"]["default"]["image"] = os.environ.get(
+    "HETZNER_IMAGE", "ubuntu-22.04"
+)
 config["providers"]["hetzner"]["instances"]["default"]["display_name"] = os.environ.get(
     "HETZNER_DISPLAY_NAME", "Hetzner"
 )
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@
                 # Copy relevant fields from default instance
                 default_instance = config["providers"][provider_key]["instances"]["default"]
                 for field in ["region", "zone", "location", "ami", "spot", "datacenter", 
-                             "image_project", "image_family", "project", "plan", "os_id"]:
+                             "image_project", "image_family", "project", "plan", "os_id", "image"]:
                     if field in default_instance:
                         config["providers"][provider_key]["instances"][instance_name][field] = default_instance[field]
                 
@@ -322,7 +330,7 @@
                     elif setting_name == "display_name":
                         config["providers"][provider_key]["instances"][instance_name]["display_name"] = env_value
                     elif setting_name in ["size", "region", "zone", "location", "ami", "project", 
-                                          "image_project", "image_family", "datacenter", "plan"]:
+                                          "image_project", "image_family", "datacenter", "plan", "image"]:
                         config["providers"][provider_key]["instances"][instance_name][setting_name] = env_value
                     elif setting_name == "os_id":
                         config["providers"][provider_key]["instances"][instance_name]["os_id"] = int(env_value)
diff --git a/tests/test_providers_digitalocean_functions.py b/tests/test_providers_digitalocean_functions.py
index 8288632..3571b80 100644
--- a/tests/test_providers_digitalocean_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_providers_digitalocean_functions.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def test_instance_config():
         },
         "size": "s-1vcpu-1gb",
         "region": "nyc1",
+        "image": "ubuntu-22-04-x64",
         "min_scaling": 2,
         "max_scaling": 5,
         "display_name": "US East"
diff --git a/tests/test_providers_hetzner_functions.py b/tests/test_providers_hetzner_functions.py
index cc2f1c1..6615750 100644
--- a/tests/test_providers_hetzner_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_providers_hetzner_functions.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def test_instance_config():
         },
         "size": "cx11",
         "location": "hel1",
+        "image": "ubuntu-22.04",
         "min_scaling": 2,
         "max_scaling": 5,
         "display_name": "Europe Hetzner"