diff --git a/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/add_ceos_list.yml b/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/add_ceos_list.yml
index 92d1656d23..02b998e5ee 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/add_ceos_list.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/add_ceos_list.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   become: yes
   docker_container:
     name: net_{{ vm_set_name }}_{{ vm_name }}
-    image: "{{ docker_registry_host }}/debian:jessie"
+    image: "{{ debian_docker_registry_host }}/debian:trixie"
     pull: no
     state: started
     restart: no
diff --git a/ansible/vars/docker_registry.yml b/ansible/vars/docker_registry.yml
index 238cf56685..d4e1c99293 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/docker_registry.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/docker_registry.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 docker_registry_host: sonicdev-microsoft.azurecr.io:443
+debian_docker_registry_host: publicmirror.azurecr.io:443
diff --git a/setup-container.sh b/setup-container.sh
index d05f1d6157..6f18670bee 100755
--- a/setup-container.sh
+++ b/setup-container.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ declare EXISTING_CONTAINER_NAME=""
 
 ENV_VARS=""
 CONTAINER_NAME=""
-IMAGE_ID=""
+IMAGE_ID="sonicdev-microsoft.azurecr.io:443/docker-sonic-mgmt:master"
 LINK_DIR=""
 MOUNT_POINTS="-v \"/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:rslave\""
 PUBLISH_PORTS=""
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ function show_help_and_exit() {
     echo "Other options:"
     echo "  -e <VAR=value>      set environment variable inside the container (can be used multiple times)"
     echo "  -i <image_id>        specify Docker image to use. This can be an image ID (hashed value) or an image name."
-    echo "                       If no value is provided, defaults to the following images in the specified order:"
-    echo "                         1. The local image named \"docker-sonic-mgmt\""
-    echo "                         2. The remote image at \"sonicdev-microsoft.azurecr.io:443/docker-sonic-mgmt:latest\""
+    echo "                       (default: \"sonicdev-microsoft.azurecr.io:443/docker-sonic-mgmt:master\")"
     echo "  -d <directory>       specify directory inside container to bind mount to sonic-mgmt root (default: \"/var/src\")"
     echo "  -m <mount_point>     specify directory to bind mount to container"
     echo "  -p <port>            publish container port to the host"
diff --git a/tests/common/connections/base_console_conn.py b/tests/common/connections/base_console_conn.py
index c82297262c..1b14e99d01 100644
--- a/tests/common/connections/base_console_conn.py
+++ b/tests/common/connections/base_console_conn.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 import logging
 
 from netmiko.cisco_base_connection import CiscoBaseConnection
-from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+try:
+    from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+except ImportError:
+    from netmiko.exceptions import NetMikoAuthenticationException
 
 # For interactive shell
 import sys
diff --git a/tests/common/connections/ssh_console_conn.py b/tests/common/connections/ssh_console_conn.py
index be53b050d9..760f6a1449 100644
--- a/tests/common/connections/ssh_console_conn.py
+++ b/tests/common/connections/ssh_console_conn.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import time
 import re
 from .base_console_conn import CONSOLE_SSH_DIGI_CONFIG, BaseConsoleConn, CONSOLE_SSH
-from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+try:
+    from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+except ImportError:
+    from netmiko.exceptions import NetMikoAuthenticationException
 from paramiko.ssh_exception import SSHException
 
 
diff --git a/tests/common/connections/telnet_console_conn.py b/tests/common/connections/telnet_console_conn.py
index e522c221bb..0efbaa545f 100644
--- a/tests/common/connections/telnet_console_conn.py
+++ b/tests/common/connections/telnet_console_conn.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import time
 import re
 from .base_console_conn import BaseConsoleConn
-from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+try:
+    from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
+except ImportError:
+    from netmiko.exceptions import NetMikoAuthenticationException
 
 
 class TelnetConsoleConn(BaseConsoleConn):