diff --git a/tools/sim/start_openpilot_docker.sh b/tools/sim/start_openpilot_docker.sh
index 7719e205d9..97119c36d0 100755
--- a/tools/sim/start_openpilot_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/sim/start_openpilot_docker.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # expose X to the container
 xhost +local:root
 
+docker pull commaai/openpilot-sim:latest
+
 docker run --net=host\
   --name openpilot_client \
   --rm \