diff --git a/openshift/Dockerfile b/openshift/Dockerfile
index c48156a7..664556fe 100644
--- a/openshift/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN cd /go/src/github.com/openshift/ansible-operator-plugins \
     && export GIT_VERSION="$(make -pRrq --no-print-directory | grep '^IMAGE_VERSION' | awk -F'= ' '{print $2}')-ocp" \
     && make -e build
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/ansible \
     && echo "localhost ansible_connection=local" > /etc/ansible/hosts \