diff --git a/Dockerfile.arch b/Dockerfile.arch
index e0022c1b..da3d77bf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arch
+++ b/Dockerfile.arch
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ FROM archlinux
 ENV TERM=xterm
 
 RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-RUN pacman -S --needed --noconfirm reflector && reflector --latest 20 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist 
+# reflector is optional - if it fails due to network issues, continue with default mirrorlist
+RUN pacman -S --needed --noconfirm reflector && \
+    (reflector --latest 20 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist || true)
 RUN pacman-key --init
 RUN pacman -S --needed --noconfirm \
   autoconf \