diff --git a/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.test.ts b/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.test.ts
index 1af9220ae..4f6257653 100644
--- a/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("QdrantContainer", () => {
 
   // connectQdrantSimple {
   it("should connect to the client", async () => {
-    const container = await new QdrantContainer().start();
+    const container = await new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4").start();
 
     const client = new QdrantClient({ url: `http://${container.getRestHostAddress()}` });
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe("QdrantContainer", () => {
   it("should work with valid API keys", async () => {
     const apiKey = crypto.randomUUID();
 
-    const container = await new QdrantContainer().withApiKey(apiKey).start();
+    const container = await new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4").withApiKey(apiKey).start();
 
     const client = new QdrantClient({ url: `http://${container.getRestHostAddress()}`, apiKey });
 
@@ -35,21 +35,23 @@ describe("QdrantContainer", () => {
   it("should fail for invalid API keys", async () => {
     const apiKey = crypto.randomUUID();
 
-    const container = await new QdrantContainer().withApiKey(apiKey).start();
+    const container = await new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4").withApiKey(apiKey).start();
 
     const client = new QdrantClient({
       url: `http://${container.getRestHostAddress()}`,
       apiKey: "INVALID_KEY_" + crypto.randomUUID(),
     });
 
-    expect(client.getCollections()).rejects.toThrow("Forbidden");
+    expect(client.getCollections()).rejects.toThrow("Unauthorized");
 
     await container.stop();
   });
 
   // connectQdrantWithConfig {
   it("should work with config files - valid API key", async () => {
-    const container = await new QdrantContainer().withConfigFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "test_config.yaml")).start();
+    const container = await new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4")
+      .withConfigFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "test_config.yaml"))
+      .start();
 
     const client = new QdrantClient({ url: `http://${container.getRestHostAddress()}`, apiKey: "SOME_TEST_KEY" });
 
@@ -60,14 +62,16 @@ describe("QdrantContainer", () => {
   // }
 
   it("should work with config files - invalid API key", async () => {
-    const container = await new QdrantContainer().withConfigFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "test_config.yaml")).start();
+    const container = await new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4")
+      .withConfigFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "test_config.yaml"))
+      .start();
 
     const client = new QdrantClient({
       url: `http://${container.getRestHostAddress()}`,
       apiKey: "INVALID_KEY_" + crypto.randomUUID(),
     });
 
-    expect(client.getCollections()).rejects.toThrow("Forbidden");
+    expect(client.getCollections()).rejects.toThrow("Unauthorized");
 
     await container.stop();
   });
diff --git a/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.ts b/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.ts
index d4f32a293..df13a37ba 100644
--- a/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/qdrant/src/qdrant-container.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class QdrantContainer extends GenericContainer {
   private apiKey: string | undefined;
   private configFilePath: string | undefined;
 
-  constructor(image = "qdrant/qdrant:v1.8.1") {
+  constructor(image = "qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.4") {
     super(image);
     this.withExposedPorts(QDRANT_REST_PORT, QDRANT_GRPC_PORT);
     this.withWaitStrategy(