diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7111551b..23fd900fa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ proto-gen:
 .PHONY: proto-gen
 
 proto-gen-docker:
+	@docker pull -q tendermintdev/docker-build-proto
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
 	@docker run -v $(shell pwd):/workspace --workdir /workspace tendermintdev/docker-build-proto sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
 .PHONY: proto-gen-docker