diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..96f1cc0e87489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.gradle.ElasticsearchDistributionType;
+
+public class DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType implements ElasticsearchDistributionType {
+
+    DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return "dockerFips";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDocker() {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
index 2fb7da6636858..b25917a42ed36 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes {
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_IRONBANK = new DockerIronBankElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS = new DockerCloudEssElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_WOLFI = new DockerWolfiElasticsearchDistributionType();
-    public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_FIPS = new DockerWolfiElasticsearchDistributionType();
+    public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_FIPS = new DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType();
 
     public static List<ElasticsearchDistributionType> ALL_INTERNAL = List.of(
         DEB,
diff --git a/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile.fips b/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile.fips
index b8fa023e1016e..2384f3932437e 100644
--- a/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile.fips
+++ b/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile.fips
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN cat <<EOF > instance.yml
 instances:
     - name: "node1"
       dns:
-      - "node1.example.com"
+      - "node1.local"
       cn:
       - "node1.elasticsearch.cluster"
 EOF
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN cp node1/node1.key config
 WORKDIR /usr/share/elasticsearch/config
 # Add fips specific configuration
 RUN cat <<EOF >> elasticsearch.yml
+cache.hash_algo: "ssha256"
 xpack.security.fips_mode.enabled: true
 xpack.security.enabled: true
 xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled: true