diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/e2e-image-puller.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/e2e-image-puller.manifest
index d7d5a430642..52665085004 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/e2e-image-puller.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/e2e-image-puller.manifest
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ spec:
       gcr.io/google_containers/eptest:0.1
       gcr.io/google_containers/fakegitserver:0.1
       gcr.io/google_containers/galera-install:0.1
-      gcr.io/google_containers/hostexec:1.2
       gcr.io/google_containers/invalid-image:invalid-tag
       gcr.io/google_containers/iperf:e2e
       gcr.io/google_containers/jessie-dnsutils:e2e
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ spec:
       gcr.io/google_containers/resource_consumer:beta4
       gcr.io/google_containers/resource_consumer/controller:beta4
       gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images/serve-hostname-amd64:1.1
+      gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images/hostexec-amd64:1.1
       gcr.io/google_containers/servicelb:0.1
       gcr.io/google_containers/test-webserver:e2e
       gcr.io/google_containers/update-demo:kitten
diff --git a/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile b/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
index af6a4cb6181..f7edf8391a3 100644
--- a/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/images/hostexec/Dockerfile
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ CROSS_BUILD_COPY qemu-QEMUARCH-static /usr/bin/
 RUN apk --update add curl netcat-openbsd iproute2 && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
 # wait forever
-CMD rm -f /fifo && mkfifo /fifo && exec cat </fifo
+CMD while true; do sleep 1d; done
diff --git a/test/images/hostexec/VERSION b/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
index d3827e75a5c..9459d4ba2a0 100644
--- a/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
+++ b/test/images/hostexec/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0
+1.1
diff --git a/test/images/hostexec/pod.yaml b/test/images/hostexec/pod.yaml
index 69a6e974f21..733d4273f75 100644
--- a/test/images/hostexec/pod.yaml
+++ b/test/images/hostexec/pod.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: hostexec
-    image: gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images/hostexec-amd64:1.0
+    image: gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images/hostexec-amd64:1.1
   securityContext:
     hostNetwork: true
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index b6c64bfb7a6..947132c3cc6 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var (
 	GBFrontend               = ImageConfig{sampleRegistry, "gb-frontend", "v5", true}
 	GBRedisSlave             = ImageConfig{sampleRegistry, "gb-redisslave", "v2", true}
 	Goproxy                  = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "goproxy", "1.0", true}
-	Hostexec                 = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "hostexec", "1.0", true}
+	Hostexec                 = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "hostexec", "1.1", true}
 	IpcUtils                 = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "ipc-utils", "1.0", true}
 	Iperf                    = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "iperf", "1.0", true}
 	JessieDnsutils           = ImageConfig{e2eRegistry, "jessie-dnsutils", "1.0", true}