diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ddf378b42..85c0785f0d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ docker_publish_uselagoon = docker tag $(CI_BUILD_TAG)/$(1) uselagoon/$(2) && doc
 
 .PHONY: docker_pull
 docker_pull:
-	docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -E '$(UPSTREAM_REPO)' | grep -E '$(UPSTREAM_TAG)' | xargs -L1 docker pull;
+	docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -E '$(UPSTREAM_REPO)' | grep -E '$(UPSTREAM_TAG)' | xargs -tn1 -P8 docker pull -q || true;
+	grep -Eh 'FROM' $$(find . -type f -name *Dockerfile) | grep -Ev '_REPO|_VERSION' | awk '{print $$2}' | sort --unique | xargs -tn1 -P8 docker pull -q
 
 #######
 ####### Base Images