diff --git a/environments/nodejs/Dockerfile b/environments/nodejs/Dockerfile
index a20d035ce..8b6a80e05 100644
--- a/environments/nodejs/Dockerfile
+++ b/environments/nodejs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # A docker image for the func container.
 
-FROM node:7-onbuild
+FROM node:8-onbuild
 
 ADD server.js /usr/src/app/server.js