diff --git a/apache/lib/common b/apache/lib/common
index f17acf52..b297cca0 100644
--- a/apache/lib/common
+++ b/apache/lib/common
@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ __vhost_proxy_statement() {
     if [ -z "$TARGET" ]; then
         ## First exposed port:
         base_image=$(service_base_docker_image "$BASE_SERVICE_NAME") || return 1
+        if ! docker_has_image "$base_image"; then
+            docker pull "$base_image"
+        fi
         first_exposed_port=$(image_exposed_ports_0 "$base_image" | tr '\0' '\n' | head -n 1 | cut -f 1 -d /) || return 1
         TARGET=$MASTER_BASE_SERVICE_NAME:$first_exposed_port
         info "No target was specified, introspection found: $TARGET"