diff --git a/scripts/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh b/scripts/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
index e8c2e4252..2716dfa0b 100755
--- a/scripts/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
+++ b/scripts/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ usermod $USER -a -G docker
 echo "=== Pulling base docker images ==="
 docker pull girish/base
 
+# https://jpetazzo.github.io/2014/06/23/docker-ssh-considered-evil/
+echo "=== Setup nsenter ==="
+docker run --rm jpetazzo/nsenter cat /nsenter > /usr/bin/nsenter
+
 echo "==== Setup nginx ===="
 apt-get -y install nginx-full
 service nginx stop