diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c221a9ca34f..c2b73bca927 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ x86_test-gl:
 x86_test-vk:
   extends: x86_build
   variables:
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &x86_test-vk "2020-04-01-jflags"
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &x86_test-vk "2020-04-09"
 
 # Debian 9 based x86 build image (old LLVM)
 x86_build_old:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
index 57966a6af4b..c88199b42bf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ apt-get install -y --no-remove \
       python3-pil \
       python3-requests \
       python3-yaml \
+      vulkan-tools \
       wget \
       xauth \
       xvfb
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-gl.sh b/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-gl.sh
index f65d7abba3e..a12ce6bff39 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-gl.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-gl.sh
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ export WAFFLE_PLATFORM=surfaceless_egl
 # Perform a self-test to ensure tracie is working properly.
 "$INSTALL/tracie/tests/test.sh"
 
+# Sanity check to ensure that our environment is sufficient to make our tests
+# run against the Mesa built by CI, rather than any installed distro version.
+MESA_VERSION=$(cat "$INSTALL/VERSION" | sed 's/\./\\./g')
+wflinfo --platform surfaceless_egl --api gles2 | grep "Mesa $MESA_VERSION\(\s\|$\)"
+
 python3 $INSTALL/tracie/tracie.py --file $INSTALL/traces.yml --device-name $DEVICE_NAME
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-vk.sh b/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-vk.sh
index a4f53505bcc..6f0c46fd415 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-vk.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/tracie-runner-vk.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ export DXVK_STATE_CACHE=0
 # Perform a self-test to ensure tracie is working properly.
 "$INSTALL/tracie/tests/test.sh"
 
+# Sanity check to ensure that our environment is sufficient to make our tests
+# run against the Mesa built by CI, rather than any installed distro version.
+MESA_VERSION=$(cat "$INSTALL/VERSION" | sed 's/\./\\./g')
+vulkaninfo | grep "Mesa $MESA_VERSION\(\s\|$\)"
+
 ret=0
 
 # Run gfxreconstruct traces against the host's running X server (xvfb