diff --git a/experimental/example/app/Dockerfile b/experimental/example/app/Dockerfile
index c39037cd6..1f3d09610 100644
--- a/experimental/example/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/experimental/example/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:2.7
+FROM tatsushid/tinycore-python:2.7
 MAINTAINER Weaveworks Inc <help@weave.works>
 WORKDIR /home/weave
 ADD requirements.txt /home/weave/
diff --git a/experimental/example/client/Dockerfile b/experimental/example/client/Dockerfile
index 3a2e14311..67ea58f5a 100644
--- a/experimental/example/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/experimental/example/client/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:2.7
+FROM tatsushid/tinycore-python:2.7
 MAINTAINER Weaveworks Inc <help@weave.works>
 WORKDIR /home/weave
 ADD requirements.txt /home/weave/
diff --git a/experimental/example/echo/Dockerfile b/experimental/example/echo/Dockerfile
index 287607b45..c7d1bcb52 100644
--- a/experimental/example/echo/Dockerfile
+++ b/experimental/example/echo/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:2.7
+FROM tatsushid/tinycore-python:2.7
 MAINTAINER Weaveworks Inc <help@weave.works>
 WORKDIR /home/weave
 ADD requirements.txt /home/weave/