diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/config.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/config.rs
index 3a787ff..afa864f 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/config.rs
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ mod tests {
         let yaml = r#"
             default_label: illumos-latest
             aliases:
-              illumos-latest: openindiana-hipster
+              illumos-latest: omnios-bloody
             images:
-              openindiana-hipster:
-                source: "https://example.com/oi.img"
-                local_path: "/tmp/oi.img"
-                decompress: zstd
+              omnios-bloody:
+                source: "https://example.com/omnios.qcow2"
+                local_path: "/tmp/omnios.qcow2"
+                decompress: none
                 nocloud: true
                 defaults:
                   cpu: 2
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ mod tests {
         "#;
         let cfg: OrchestratorConfig = serde_yaml::from_str(yaml).expect("parse yaml");
         // resolve default
-        assert_eq!(cfg.resolve_label(None), Some("openindiana-hipster"));
+        assert_eq!(cfg.resolve_label(None), Some("omnios-bloody"));
         // alias mapping
         assert_eq!(
             cfg.resolve_label(Some("illumos-latest")),
-            Some("openindiana-hipster")
+            Some("omnios-bloody")
         );
         // image for canonical key
-        let img = cfg.image_for("openindiana-hipster").expect("image exists");
+        let img = cfg.image_for("omnios-bloody").expect("image exists");
         assert!(img.nocloud);
         assert_eq!(img.defaults.as_ref().and_then(|d| d.cpu), Some(2));
         assert_eq!(img.defaults.as_ref().and_then(|d| d.ram_mb), Some(2048));
diff --git a/examples/orchestrator-image-map.yaml b/examples/orchestrator-image-map.yaml
index 5429bfb..43bd293 100644
--- a/examples/orchestrator-image-map.yaml
+++ b/examples/orchestrator-image-map.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ default_label: illumos-latest
 
 # Optional label aliases
 aliases:
-  illumos-latest: openindiana-hipster
+  illumos-latest: omnios-bloody
 
 # Size presets (matrix): CPUs and RAM in MiB
 sizes:
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ sizes:
 
 # Images by canonical label
 images:
-  # OpenIndiana Hipster cloud image (illumos). Intended for bhyve brand zones on illumos hosts.
-  openindiana-hipster:
+  # OmniOS bloody cloud image (illumos) with cloud-init support.
+  omnios-bloody:
     # All images are backend-agnostic and must support NoCloud. Backends are chosen by host.
-    source: https://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/20250402/OI-hipster-cloudimage.img.zstd
-    #source: file:///home/toasty/ws/illumos/installer/cloudimage-ttya-openindiana-hipster.raw.zst
-    # Local path (raw .img) target after download/decompression. Adjust per host.
-    local_path: /var/lib/solstice/images/openindiana-hipster.img
-    decompress: zstd  # if omitted, assumed already uncompressed raw or qcow2
+    source: https://downloads.omnios.org/media/bloody/omnios-bloody-20250902.cloud.qcow2
+    # Local path (qcow2) target after download. Adjust per host.
+    local_path: /var/lib/solstice/images/omnios-bloody.qcow2
+    decompress: none
     nocloud: true
     # Default resources if job doesn't specify (vCPUs, RAM MiB, disk GiB for overlay/clone)
     defaults:
@@ -43,7 +42,18 @@ images:
       ram_mb: 2048
       disk_gb: 40
 
-  # Example Ubuntu image for libvirt/KVM on Linux hosts (commented by default)
+  # OpenIndiana Hipster cloud image kept for reference (no longer default)
+  openindiana-hipster:
+    source: https://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/20250402/OI-hipster-cloudimage.img.zstd
+    local_path: /var/lib/solstice/images/openindiana-hipster.img
+    decompress: zstd
+    nocloud: true
+    defaults:
+      cpu: 2
+      ram_mb: 2048
+      disk_gb: 40
+
+  # Example Ubuntu image for libvirt/KVM on Linux hosts
   ubuntu-22.04:
     source: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/current/jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
     local_path: /var/lib/solstice/images/ubuntu-22.04-base.qcow2