diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
index f9b5d0a151ca..fa31dcd0f0b6 100644
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:1e1b4657a77f0d47e9220f0c37b9bf7802581b93214fff7d1bd2364c8bf22e8e" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-11-25T09:45:24Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-12-25T10:14:54Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.16.3-debian-11-r1" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.16.3-debian-11-r2" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="fluentd" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="1.16.3"
diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
index 4ca0f897277e..b7a5bf1e50bf 100755
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 
 script=$1
 exit_code="${2:-96}"
-fail_if_not_present="${3:-n}"
+fail_if_not_present="${3:-y}"
 
 if test -f "$script"; then
   sh $script
diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/README.md b/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
index 70b0f4d2d9c6..f1a3cb7e2022 100644
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You can find the available configuration options in the [Environment Variables](
 * Bitnami closely tracks upstream source changes and promptly publishes new versions of this image using our automated systems.
 * With Bitnami images the latest bug fixes and features are available as soon as possible.
 * Bitnami containers, virtual machines and cloud images use the same components and configuration approach - making it easy to switch between formats based on your project needs.
-* All our images are based on [minideb](https://github.com/bitnami/minideb) a minimalist Debian based container image which gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution.
+* All our images are based on [**minideb**](https://github.com/bitnami/minideb) -a minimalist Debian based container image that gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution- or **scratch** -an explicitly empty image-.
 * All Bitnami images available in Docker Hub are signed with [Docker Content Trust (DCT)](https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/trust/content_trust/). You can use `DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1` to verify the integrity of the images.
 * Bitnami container images are released on a regular basis with the latest distribution packages available.