diff --git a/base-ubuntu/Dockerfile b/base-ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 757b908..bfb4e50 100644
--- a/base-ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/base-ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-ARG VARIANT="plucky"
-FROM ubuntu:${VARIANT} RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+ARG VARIANT="noble"
+FROM ubuntu:${VARIANT}
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu || echo "User ubuntu does not exist, continuing..."
 
 ENV TERM=xterm-256color
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive