diff --git a/.expeditor/buildkite/artifact.habitat.test.sh b/.expeditor/buildkite/artifact.habitat.test.sh
index 5bf076c7..9f12b8f4 100755
--- a/.expeditor/buildkite/artifact.habitat.test.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/buildkite/artifact.habitat.test.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export HAB_ORIGIN='ci'
 export PLAN='chef-cli'
 export CHEF_LICENSE="accept-no-persist"
 export HAB_LICENSE="accept-no-persist"
+export HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL="base-2025"
 export HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL="base-2025"
 
 echo "--- checking if git is installed"
diff --git a/habitat/plan.sh b/habitat/plan.sh
index 21a18855..83c73dc1 100644
--- a/habitat/plan.sh
+++ b/habitat/plan.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL="base-2025"
 export HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL="base-2025"
 pkg_name=chef-cli
 pkg_origin=chef