diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f9fb5ef9..6d42b939f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMGNAME)
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 
 # Set default base image dynamically for each arch
-BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.48
+BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.49
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
 	QEMUARCH=arm
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 7cae84113..c258ab2e3 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ events {
 
 http {
     {{ if not $all.DisableLua }}
-    lua_package_cpath "/usr/local/lib/lua/?.so;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lua/5.1/?.so;;";
+    lua_package_cpath "/usr/local/lib/lua/?.so;/usr/lib/lua-platform-path/lua/5.1/?.so;;";
     lua_package_path "/etc/nginx/lua/?.lua;/etc/nginx/lua/vendor/?.lua;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.lua;;";
 
     {{ buildLuaSharedDictionaries $servers $all.DynamicConfigurationEnabled $all.Cfg.DisableLuaRestyWAF }}