diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 160ffec..6f872d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ stages:
 
 test:
   stage: test
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY/infrastructure/qore-test-base/qore-test-base:develop-slim
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY/infrastructure/qore-test-base/qore-test-base:4.0
   tags:
     - docker-exec
   variables:
diff --git a/test/docker_test/test.sh b/test/docker_test/test.sh
index a765eab..2962fdf 100755
--- a/test/docker_test/test.sh
+++ b/test/docker_test/test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ cd ${MODULE_SRC_DIR}
 make -j${MAKE_JOBS}
 make install
 
+# add freetds.conf file
+echo "
+[global]
+    text size = 64512
+
+[mssql]
+    host = 192.168.20.93
+    port = 1433
+    tds version = 7.2
+" > /etc/freetds.conf
+
 # add Qore user and group
 groupadd -o -g ${QORE_GID} qore
 useradd -o -m -d /home/qore -u ${QORE_UID} -g ${QORE_GID} qore