diff --git a/Dockerfile.config-reloader.ocp b/Dockerfile.config-reloader.ocp
index 226cf8536e0..cddb16a027b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.config-reloader.ocp
+++ b/Dockerfile.config-reloader.ocp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV GO111MODULE=on
 ENV GOFLAGS="-mod=vendor"
 RUN OS=$(go env GOOS) ARCH=$(go env GOARCH) make prometheus-config-reloader-no-deps
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="Prometheus config reloader" \
       io.k8s.description="This component reloads a Prometheus server in a controlled and configurable way." \
       io.openshift.tags="prometheus" \