diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 481af6e821ed..79f5b0b5eb1b 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM debian:jessie
 
-## Remove retired jessie-updates repo
+# Remove retired jessie-updates repo
 RUN sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 # Clean documentation in FROM image
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 # Configure data sources for apt/dpkg
 COPY ["dpkg_01_drop", "/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/01_drop"]
 COPY ["sources.list", "/etc/apt/sources.list"]
-COPY ["no_install_recommend_suggest", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"]
+COPY ["no-check-valid-until", "no-install-recommend-suggest", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/"]
 RUN apt-get update
 
 # Pre-install fundamental packages
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
     vim-tiny           \
     perl               \
     python             \
-    rsyslog            \
     less
 
+# Install a newer version of rsyslog from jessie-backports in hopes of
+# eliminating memory leaks
+RUN apt-get -y -t jessie-backports install rsyslog
+
 COPY ["etc/rsyslog.conf", "/etc/rsyslog.conf"]
 COPY ["etc/rsyslog.d/*", "/etc/rsyslog.d/"]
 COPY ["root/.vimrc", "/root/.vimrc"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/no-check-valid-until b/dockers/docker-base/no-check-valid-until
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97b9c9005181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/no-check-valid-until
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/no_install_recommend_suggest b/dockers/docker-base/no-install-recommend-suggest
similarity index 100%
rename from dockers/docker-base/no_install_recommend_suggest
rename to dockers/docker-base/no-install-recommend-suggest
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/sources.list b/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
index 2ed195cff416..45a508420a89 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-fre
 deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
 deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
 deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
+deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free