diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index de741b4b78..1c95c07b93 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-freebsd_instance:
-  image_family: freebsd-13-2
-
 env:
   CIRRUS_CLONE_DEPTH: 1
 
 task:
+  persistent_worker:
+    labels:
+      jail: FreeBSD-13-2-release
   timeout_in: 20m
-  install_script:
-    - pkg install -y docproj
   test_script:
     - make HUGO_ARGS="--verbose --debug"