diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a50aa9a15..2a44103bfb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ go_import_path: k8s.io/ingress-nginx
 env:
   global:
   - CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER=true
-  - KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.9.0
+  - KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.9.4
   - DOCKER=docker
   - TRAVIS_TIMEOUT=240
   - secure: 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
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 382d0bdb96..2f22a653a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILDTAGS=
 TAG?=0.13.0
 REGISTRY?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller
 GOOS?=linux
-DOCKER?=gcloud docker --
+DOCKER?=docker
 SED_I?=sed -i
 GOHOSTOS ?= $(shell go env GOHOSTOS)
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMGNAME)
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 
 # Set default base image dynamically for each arch
-BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.41
+BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.43
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
 	QEMUARCH=arm