diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
index 2df0e0f67..363ba6462 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:7-slim
+FROM node:6
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app