diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc8c34f0fb..96eddfd9ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMGNAME)
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 
 # Set default base image dynamically for each arch
-BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.75
+BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.76
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
 	QEMUARCH=aarch64
diff --git a/build/go-in-docker.sh b/build/go-in-docker.sh
index cf4c21ecbe..64b002cdc7 100755
--- a/build/go-in-docker.sh
+++ b/build/go-in-docker.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [ "$missing" = true ];then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-E2E_IMAGE=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/e2e:v01092019-b433108ea
+E2E_IMAGE=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/e2e:v02132019-7dc17a603
 
 DOCKER_OPTS=${DOCKER_OPTS:-""}
 
diff --git a/images/e2e/Dockerfile b/images/e2e/Dockerfile
index 13accbf592..8501d20a0d 100644
--- a/images/e2e/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/e2e/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-amd64:0.75
+FROM quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-amd64:0.76
 
 RUN clean-install \
   g++ \
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ RUN clean-install \
   python \
   pkg-config
 
-ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.11.4
+ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.11.5
 ENV GO_ARCH        linux-amd64
-ENV GOLANG_SHA     fb26c30e6a04ad937bbc657a1b5bba92f80096af1e8ee6da6430c045a8db3a5b
+ENV GOLANG_SHA     ff54aafedff961eb94792487e827515da683d61a5f9482f668008832631e5d25
 
 RUN set -eux; \
   url="https://golang.org/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.${GO_ARCH}.tar.gz"; \
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ RUN  luarocks install luacheck \
 RUN  go get github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo \
   && go get golang.org/x/lint/golint
 
-RUN  curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/kubectl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.12.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl \
+RUN  curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/kubectl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.13.3/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl \
   && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/util.go b/internal/ingress/controller/util.go
index 253989708c..de9405cb4e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/util.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/util.go
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package controller
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -108,10 +109,5 @@ func nginxExecCommand(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 }
 
 func nginxTestCommand(cfg string) *exec.Cmd {
-	ngx := os.Getenv("NGINX_BINARY")
-	if ngx == "" {
-		ngx = defBinary
-	}
-
-	return exec.Command("authbind", "--deep", ngx, "-c", cfg, "-t")
+	return exec.Command(defBinary, "-c", cfg, "-t")
 }
diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile b/rootfs/Dockerfile
index 23438b42b1..d6d522fb24 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ RUN bash -eu -c ' \
 RUN  setcap    cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller \
   && setcap -v cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller
 
+RUN  setcap    cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/sbin/nginx \
+  && setcap -v cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/sbin/nginx
+
 # Create symlinks to redirect nginx logs to stdout and stderr docker log collector
 # This only works if nginx is started with CMD or ENTRYPOINT
 RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log