diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 48b576d..6a45be7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-ARG BASE_IMAGE
-FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
+ARG BUILD_BASE_IMAGE=alpine:latest
+FROM ${BUILD_BASE_IMAGE}
 
 ARG MAINTAINER
 ARG TZ