diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c43400d1..1f9657a5 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -600,9 +600,7 @@
 			<fileset dir="${dir.base}" includes="**/bin/**" />
 		</chmod>
 
-		<exec executable="snapcraft" dir="${dir.staging}" failonerror="yes">
-			<arg line="cleanbuild" />
-		</exec>
+		<exec executable="snapcraft" dir="${dir.staging}" failonerror="yes" />
 	</target>
 
 
diff --git a/installer/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/installer/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index c9626aed..d9a1ce20 100644
--- a/installer/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/installer/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ description: @{package.description}
 
 confinement: strict
 grade: stable
+base: core18
 
 architectures: [amd64]