diff --git a/cmd/settings.go b/cmd/settings.go
index 883a40f3..cd2d1761 100644
--- a/cmd/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/settings.go
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Load() error {
-	err := env.Set(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := c.loadDefaultPodmanBin(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -49,6 +45,10 @@ func (c *Config) Load() error {
 	if err := c.loadProviders(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	err := env.Set(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ func (c *Config) trySetDefaultPodmanBin(file string) (found bool, err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) loadRunnerImg() error {
+	// TODO(maufart): ensure Config struct works/parses it values from ENV and defaults correctly
+	runnerImg, found := os.LookupEnv("RUNNER_IMG");
+	if !found {
+		runnerImg = "quay.io/konveyor/kantra"
+	}
 	// if version tag is given in image
-	img := strings.TrimSuffix(RunnerImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
+	img := strings.TrimSuffix(runnerImg, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
 	updatedImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", img, Version)
 	err := os.Setenv("RUNNER_IMG", updatedImg)
 	if err != nil {