diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index a7ffacb..b74a5c9 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ steps:
     image: docker.io/hashicorp/packer
     commands:
       - packer init rocky-9/
-      - packer validate rocky-9/
+      - packer validate -var-file=rocky-9/ci.pkrvars.hcl rocky-9/