diff --git a/base/BUILD b/base/BUILD
index 2f083ab04..9632b56f4 100644
--- a/base/BUILD
+++ b/base/BUILD
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ docker_build(
     files = [":empty"],
 )
 
+docker_build(
+    name = "with_passwd",
+    directory = "/etc",
+    files = [":passwd"]
+)
+
 docker_build(
     name = "base",
-    base = ":with_tmp",
+    base = ":with_passwd",
     debs = [
         "@glibc//file",
         "@libssl//file",
diff --git a/base/passwd b/base/passwd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5023c83c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root:x:0:0:root:/root:/noshell