diff --git a/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap b/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
index bf94feb1..8af7a91e 100755
--- a/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
+++ b/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS=${DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS:-main}
 DIB_DEBOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_ARGS=${DIB_DEBOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_ARGS:-}
 DEBOOTSTRAP_TARBALL=$DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/debootstrap-${DISTRO_NAME}-${DIB_RELEASE}-${ARCH}-${KERNEL}.tar.gz
 http_proxy=${http_proxy:-}
+no_proxy=${no_proxy:-}
 
 if [ -n "$DIB_OFFLINE" -o -n "${DIB_DEBIAN_USE_DEBOOTSTRAP_CACHE:-}" ] && [ -f $DEBOOTSTRAP_TARBALL ] ; then
     echo $DEBOOTSTRAP_TARBALL found in cache. Using.
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ else
     # Have to --include=python because of dib-run-parts
     # Have to --include=sudo for pre-install.d use of sudoers files
     # Have to --include=busybox because initramfs needs it
-    sudo sh -c "http_proxy=$http_proxy debootstrap --verbose \
+    sudo sh -c "http_proxy=$http_proxy no_proxy=$no_proxy debootstrap --verbose \
         --variant=minbase \
         --include=python,sudo,busybox,$KERNEL_PACKAGE \
         --components=${DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS} \