diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bc0ee4e8e..3dc52667a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ FROM phusion/baseimage:0.11
 
 CMD ["/sbin/my_init"]
 
-ARG DOCKER_BIN=/usr/local/bin/docker
 ARG DOKKU_TAG=0.17.7
 ARG DOKKU_GID=200
 ARG DOKKU_UID=200
diff --git a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
index 21c562149..7caff134b 100755
--- a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
+++ b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ main() {
     dokku --quiet domains:set-global "$DOKKU_HOSTNAME"
   fi
 
+  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/docker ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /home/dokku/.dokkurc
+    echo "export DOCKER_BIN=/usr/local/bin/docker" >"/home/dokku/.dokkurc/DOCKER_BIN"
+  fi
+
   if [[ ! -f /mnt/dokku/etc/nginx/dhparam.pem ]]; then
     mkdir -p /mnt/dokku/etc/nginx
     openssl dhparam -out /mnt/dokku/etc/nginx/dhparam.pem 2048