diff --git a/.devcontainer/host_setup.sh b/.devcontainer/host_setup.sh
index 597d0a1112..e8a0781a2c 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/host_setup.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/host_setup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# pull base image
+docker pull ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest
+
 # setup .host dir
 mkdir -p .devcontainer/.host