diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 06f5d07..785327e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ FROM bitnami/kubectl:$KUBECTL_VERSION
 USER root
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends jq
 
+# symlink kubectl to the standard path location
+RUN ln -s /opt/bitnami/kubectl/bin/kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
 ADD assets /opt/resource/
 RUN chmod +x /opt/resource/*