diff --git a/ci-automation/vms.sh b/ci-automation/vms.sh
index 1e6cdd43f4..6969c7318a 100644
--- a/ci-automation/vms.sh
+++ b/ci-automation/vms.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ function _vm_build_impl() {
 
     local images_in="images-in/"
     rm -rf "${images_in}"
-    copy_dir_from_buildcache "images/${arch}/${vernum}/" "${images_in}"
+    copy_from_buildcache "images/${arch}/${vernum}/flatcar_production_image.bin.bz2" "${images_in}"
+    copy_from_buildcache "images/${arch}/${vernum}/version.txt" "${images_in}"
     lbunzip2 "${images_in}/flatcar_production_image.bin.bz2"
     ./run_sdk_container -x ./ci-cleanup.sh -n "${vms_container}" -C "${packages_image}" \
             -v "${vernum}" \