diff --git a/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 43308eba..bc5c489d 100644
--- a/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
       apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates \
       && UBUNTU_CODENAME=$(cat /etc/os-release | grep UBUNTU_CODENAME | cut -d = -f 2) \
       && curl -fL https://download.konghq.com/gateway-${KONG_VERSION%%.*}.x-ubuntu-${UBUNTU_CODENAME}/pool/all/k/kong/kong_${KONG_VERSION}_$arch.deb -o /tmp/kong.deb \
-      && apt-get purge -y curl \
+      && apt-get purge --autoremove -y curl \
       && echo "$KONG_SHA256  /tmp/kong.deb" | sha256sum -c - \
       || exit 1; \
     else \