diff --git a/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile b/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
index af6a4cb618..f7edf8391a 100644
--- a/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ CROSS_BUILD_COPY qemu-QEMUARCH-static /usr/bin/
 RUN apk --update add curl netcat-openbsd iproute2 && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
 # wait forever
-CMD rm -f /fifo && mkfifo /fifo && exec cat </fifo
+CMD while true; do sleep 1d; done
diff --git a/test/images/hostexec/VERSION b/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
index d3827e75a5..9459d4ba2a 100644
--- a/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
+++ b/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0
+1.1