diff --git a/test/images/dnsutils/Dockerfile b/test/images/dnsutils/Dockerfile
index 75cd5c1c46..778cd4402c 100644
--- a/test/images/dnsutils/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/images/dnsutils/Dockerfile
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM debian:wheezy
-MAINTAINER Tim Hockin "thockin@google.com"
+FROM alpine
+MAINTAINER Bowei Du "bowei@google.com"
 
-RUN apt-get -q update && \
-    apt-get install -y dnsutils && \
-    apt-get clean
+RUN apk update --no-cache
+RUN apk add bind-tools
diff --git a/test/images/dnsutils/Makefile b/test/images/dnsutils/Makefile
index 101f55802c..f5e287f6e2 100644
--- a/test/images/dnsutils/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/dnsutils/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # This image does not tag
-#TAG =
-PREFIX = gcr.io/google_containers
+TAG ?=
+PREFIX ?= gcr.io/google_containers
 
 all: push