diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1445e18..231f23c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Alpine can only be used if/when this bug is fixed: https://bugs.alpinelinux.org/issues/8470
 ARG BUILD_FROM=debian:stretch-slim
 
+FROM $BUILD_FROM
+
 # https://github.com/ehough/docker-nfs-server/pull/3#issuecomment-387880692
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-FROM $BUILD_FROM
-
 # kmod is needed for lsmod, and libcap2-bin is needed for confirming Linux capabilities
 RUN apt-get update                                                                && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nfs-kernel-server kmod libcap2-bin && \