diff --git a/ct/gentoo.sh b/ct/gentoo.sh
index fcb006b19..41f606156 100644
--- a/ct/gentoo.sh
+++ b/ct/gentoo.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-1024}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${var_os:-gentoo}"
-var_version="${var_version:-current}"
+var_version="${var_version:-current-openrc}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 
 header_info "$APP"