diff --git a/server/build_image.py b/server/build_image.py
index 0b8d331..2f30e4c 100755
--- a/server/build_image.py
+++ b/server/build_image.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ImageBuilder(object):
     os.mkdir(path)
     self._Exec(
         'debootstrap',
-        '--variant=buildd',
+        '--variant=minbase',
         '--arch', self._arch,
         self._release,
         path,