diff --git a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
index 9d914572d7789ff077a130d358d99989cde0cb75..de9be913dee0769575510980dc66542db34fe54f 100755
--- a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         curl && \
     apt-get clean
 
+ENV NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER=true
 RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash - && \
     apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \