diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/OracleDataSourceConfiguration.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/OracleDataSourceConfiguration.java
index 1d3425608..b095de9a3 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/OracleDataSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/OracleDataSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ResourceDatabasePopulator;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.OracleContainer;
 
 /**
- * {@link DataSource} setup for Oracle Database XE. Starts a docker container with a Oracle database.
+ * {@link DataSource} setup for Oracle Database XE. Starts a docker container with an Oracle database.
  *
  * @see <a href=
  *      "https://blogs.oracle.com/oraclemagazine/deliver-oracle-database-18c-express-edition-in-containers">Oracle
@@ -53,16 +54,25 @@ public class OracleDataSourceConfiguration extends DataSourceConfiguration {
 		if (ORACLE_CONTAINER == null) {
 
 			LOG.info("Oracle starting...");
-			OracleContainer container = new OracleContainer("springci/spring-data-oracle-xe-prebuild:18.4.0").withReuse(true);
+			OracleContainer container = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-xe:18.4.0-slim").withReuse(true);
 			container.start();
 			LOG.info("Oracle started");
 
 			ORACLE_CONTAINER = container;
 		}
 
-		String jdbcUrl = ORACLE_CONTAINER.getJdbcUrl().replace(":xe", "/XEPDB1");
+		initDb();
 
-		return new DriverManagerDataSource(jdbcUrl, ORACLE_CONTAINER.getUsername(), ORACLE_CONTAINER.getPassword());
+		return new DriverManagerDataSource(ORACLE_CONTAINER.getJdbcUrl(), ORACLE_CONTAINER.getUsername(),
+				ORACLE_CONTAINER.getPassword());
+	}
+
+	private void initDb() {
+
+		final DriverManagerDataSource dataSource = new DriverManagerDataSource(ORACLE_CONTAINER.getJdbcUrl(), "SYSTEM",
+				ORACLE_CONTAINER.getPassword());
+		final JdbcTemplate jdbc = new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);
+		jdbc.execute("GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES TO " + ORACLE_CONTAINER.getUsername());
 	}
 
 	@Override