diff --git a/deployments/dns/bind.yaml b/deployments/dns/bind.yaml
index b0d35fc..3eab4c4 100644
--- a/deployments/dns/bind.yaml
+++ b/deployments/dns/bind.yaml
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 999              # allow group access to volumes for named user
       initContainers:
         - name: fetch-root-hints
-          image: alpine:latest
+          image: debian:12
           command:
             - sh
             - -c
             - |
-              apk add --no-cache curl && \
+              apt update && apt -y install curl
               curl -sfSL https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache -o /usr/share/dns/root.hints
               # Uncomment below to hold the container open for debugging:
               # tail -f /dev/null