diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index 8a2ef2c..5bd093d 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 # -------------------------------------
 
-FROM nginx:1.19 as nginx-base
+# Basing off of the perl variant, as our follow-up install would otherwise install perl itself
+FROM nginx:1.19-perl as nginx-base
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"