diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index ccf75ed0..4457284a 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CONF = {
     'siteurl': '',
     'lang': 'en',
     'timezone': 'Europe/Paris',
-    'docker_base_image': 'nginx',
+    'docker_base_image': 'nginx:alpine',
     'docker_target_dir': '/usr/share/nginx/html',
     'docker_container_name': 'pelican_site_container'
 }
diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/Dockerfile.in b/pelican/tools/templates/Dockerfile.in
index 90da8240..3a7c3df2 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/Dockerfile.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FROM nginx
+FROM nginx:alpine
 COPY output /usr/share/nginx/html