diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/buildtree-stage1-rpms/Dockerfile b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/buildtree-stage1-rpms/Dockerfile
index 77ab998a890a08ff879945365e578c4ac90198d0..164cb21a87d4941f0bc4f26c6881e5e48ca462ab 100644
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/buildtree-stage1-rpms/Dockerfile
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/buildtree-stage1-rpms/Dockerfile
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@ RUN yum install -y \
 # => need to set epel prio to 4: yum-config-manager --setopt="epel.priority=4"
 # or if taking the older version from eos, eos-citrine-depend must be enabled so that
 # the older version of xroot is installed by cta-cli and is not conflicting later when installing eos...
-
-# The newest version of CTA with SSI requires xroot >= 20170801
-# therefore delete epel priority and use our local repo
-
+# Newer version of CTA requires xroot >= 4.4.1-1...
+# therefore set epel priority to 4...
 # Create local repo for cta artifacts and to cache RPMs locally
 
+
 # Populate local repository and enable it, then install any rpm that is needed for
 # any container. Finally add needed directories.
-RUN yum-config-manager --enable epel \
+RUN yum-config-manager --enable epel --setopt="epel.priority=4" \
   && \
     yum-config-manager --enable castor \
   && \
diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/ci_runner/Dockerfile b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/ci_runner/Dockerfile
index 8ad163147fb8a944064a496854f990c0272e62ee..5d9892472cde4c164e39ed893b35e1e3ebd59f2b 100644
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/ci_runner/Dockerfile
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/ci_runner/Dockerfile
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ RUN yum install -y \
     # => need to set epel prio to 4: yum-config-manager --setopt="epel.priority=4"
     # or if taking the older version from eos, eos-citrine-depend must be enabled so that
     # the older version of xroot is installed by cta-cli and is not conflicting later when installing eos...
-    #
-    # The newest version of CTA with SSI requires xroot >= 20170801
-    # therefore delete epel priority and use our local repo
-
+    # Newer version of CTA requires xroot >= 4.4.1-1...
+    # therefore set epel priority to 4...
     # Create local repo for cta artifacts and to cache RPMs locally
     mkdir -p ${CTAREPODIR}/RPMS/x86_64 ${LOCALORCHESTRATIONDIR}
 
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ RUN yum install -y \
 ADD build_rpm/RPM ${CTAREPODIR}
 
 # Populate local repository and enable it
-RUN yum-config-manager --enable epel \
+RUN yum-config-manager --enable epel --setopt="epel.priority=4" \
   && \
     yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=${CTAREPODIR}/RPMS/x86_64 \
       eos-client \