diff --git a/build/run-in-docker.sh b/build/run-in-docker.sh
index 9ef9d9e76..0f540b260 100755
--- a/build/run-in-docker.sh
+++ b/build/run-in-docker.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function cleanup {
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-E2E_IMAGE=${E2E_IMAGE:-k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/e2e-test-runner:v20210103-g47c0cb718@sha256:c463b437115fc632f8e6248aa3ed546f8fd8d99a828bb083f60e025cae85e8c8}
+E2E_IMAGE=${E2E_IMAGE:-k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/e2e-test-runner:v20210104-g81a8d5cd8@sha256:bfd55f589ea998f961825a9d09158d766cf621d1b8fc5d8c905aba07d9794e08}
 
 DOCKER_OPTS=${DOCKER_OPTS:-}
 DOCKER_IN_DOCKER_ENABLED=${DOCKER_IN_DOCKER_ENABLED:-}
diff --git a/test/e2e-image/Dockerfile b/test/e2e-image/Dockerfile
index 41f8c4bb6..a9cdd80c3 100644
--- a/test/e2e-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/e2e-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/e2e-test-runner:v20210103-g47c0cb718@sha256:c463b437115fc632f8e6248aa3ed546f8fd8d99a828bb083f60e025cae85e8c8 AS BASE
+FROM k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/e2e-test-runner:v20210104-g81a8d5cd8@sha256:bfd55f589ea998f961825a9d09158d766cf621d1b8fc5d8c905aba07d9794e08 AS BASE
 
 FROM alpine:3.12