diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d1b4d4abc1e..3a5c4b0e922 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -996,16 +996,13 @@ pipeline {
                         expression { !skipStage() }
                     }
                     agent {
-                        dockerfile {
-                            filename 'utils/docker/Dockerfile.el.8'
-                            label 'docker_runner'
-                            additionalBuildArgs dockerBuildArgs(repo_type: 'stable',
-                                                                parallel_build: true,
-                                                                deps_build: true)
-                            args '--tmpfs /mnt/daos_0'
-                        }
+                        label params.CI_NLT_1_LABEL
                     }
                     steps {
+                        job_step_update(
+                            sh(label: 'Install scons',
+                               script: 'sudo dnf -y install scons',
+                               returnStdout: true).trim())
                         job_step_update(
                             sconsBuild(parallel_build: true,
                                        scons_args: 'PREFIX=/opt/daos TARGET_TYPE=release BUILD_TYPE=debug',