diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 272e69fd437..84bd02b6089 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 IMAGE = grafana/docs-base:latest 
 
 docs:
+	docker pull ${IMAGE}
 	docker run -v $(shell pwd)/sources:/hugo/content/docs/grafana/latest -p 3002:3002 --rm -it $(IMAGE) /bin/bash -c 'make server'
 
 docs-test:
+	docker pull ${IMAGE}
 	docker run -v $(shell pwd)/sources:/hugo/content/docs/grafana/latest --rm -it $(IMAGE) /bin/bash -c 'make prod'