diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5b43d0..3c6a80e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:latest
 MAINTAINER Aaron Daniel aaron@ninjawarriors.io
 
 # original Dockerfile borrowed from moul/weechat
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ RUN \
   mkdir /var/run/sshd ;\
   useradd -m docker -s /bin/bash
 
+ENV TERM screen-256color
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
+
 EXPOSE 22
 
 ADD bashrc /home/docker/.bashrc