diff --git a/config.tf b/config.tf
index b0f57138da..36e1926bc7 100644
--- a/config.tf
+++ b/config.tf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ variable "tectonic_container_images" {
 
   default = {
     hyperkube                       = "quay.io/coreos/hyperkube:v1.6.4_coreos.0"
-    pod_checkpointer                = "quay.io/coreos/pod-checkpointer:2cad4cac4186611a79de1969e3ea4924f02f459e"
+    pod_checkpointer                = "quay.io/coreos/pod-checkpointer:4e7a7dab10bc4d895b66c21656291c6e0b017248"
     bootkube                        = "quay.io/coreos/bootkube:v0.4.4"
     console                         = "quay.io/coreos/tectonic-console:v1.6.3"
     identity                        = "quay.io/coreos/dex:v2.4.1"