diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 2f94e932a..adb52574d 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add e2fsprogs docker
 
 COPY etc /etc/
 
-RUN ln -s /bin/busybox /init
+RUN \
+  setup-timezone -z UTC && \
+  ln -s /bin/busybox /init
 
 CMD ["/bin/sh"]
diff --git a/alpine/Makefile b/alpine/Makefile
index 7afe17ed2..eb00ea379 100644
--- a/alpine/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all:	initrd.img
 
-ETCFILES=etc/motd etc/inittab etc/hostname- etc/resolv.conf- etc/hosts-
+ETCFILES=etc/motd etc/inittab etc/network/interfaces etc/hostname- etc/resolv.conf- etc/hosts-
 
 initrd.img: Dockerfile mkinitrd.sh repositories $(ETCFILES)
 	rm -f initrd.img
diff --git a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4747717f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+
+auto eth0
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
+    hostname docker