diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index a9b911470..5ed5562e2 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@
 
             <release-test-list>
                 <release-development-list>
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Install <proper>nodejs</proper> from <id>deb.nodesource.com</id>.</p>
+                    </release-item>
+
                     <release-item>
                         <p>Disable flapping <id>archive/get</id> unit on CentOS 6.</p>
                     </release-item>
diff --git a/test/container.yaml b/test/container.yaml
index 275566752..a05198f92 100644
--- a/test/container.yaml
+++ b/test/container.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # - docker tag pgbackrest/test:{vm}-base pgbackrest/test:{vm}-base-YYYYMMDDA
 # - docker push pgbackrest/test:{vm}-base-YYYYMMDDA
 # **********************************************************************************************************************************
-20180921A:
-  u18: 5e966399a1352880e5bb97a35cda162766da0409
+20181015A:
+  u18: a821a0dcf42db4a6e101ff2b27d8903b8b534fe6
 
 20180721A:
   co6: 0ce34e42667499721f9f02c1b9e886f5f331b4e4
diff --git a/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/ContainerTest.pm b/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/ContainerTest.pm
index 8fe293ba3..158dbdae4 100755
--- a/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/ContainerTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/ContainerTest.pm
@@ -298,12 +298,8 @@ sub s3ServerSetup
         $strScript .=
             "    wget -O /root/nodejs.sh https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x && \\\n" .
             "    bash /root/nodejs.sh && \\\n" .
+            "    wget -qO- https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | bash - && \\\n" .
             "    apt-get install -y nodejs";
-
-        if ($strOS eq VM_U18)
-        {
-            $strScript .= ' npm';
-        }
     }
 
     # Install Scality S3