diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f8ba1fa3..577724cc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
 
 * builder/amazon-instance: Use S3Endpoint for ec2-upload-bundle arg,
   which works for every region. [GH-904]
+* builder/digitalocean: updated default image_id [GH-1032]
 * builder/virtualbox-iso: Retry unregister a few times to deal with
   VBoxManage randomness. [GH-915]
 * provisioners/chef-client: Don't chown directory with Ubuntu. [GH-939]
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/builder.go b/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
index 833706c1a..ef90aab85 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if b.config.ImageID == 0 {
-		// Default to base image "Ubuntu 12.04.3 x64 Server (id: 1505447)"
-		b.config.ImageID = 1505447
+		// Default to base image "Ubuntu 12.04.4 x64 (id: 3101045)"
+		b.config.ImageID = 3101045
 	}
 
 	if b.config.SnapshotName == "" {