diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d794943ed..31dfba298 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ COPY agents ./agents
 COPY packages ./packages
 RUN cargo build --release --bin openfang
 
-FROM debian:bookworm-slim
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+FROM rust:1-slim-bookworm
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-venv \
+    nodejs \
+    npm \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 COPY --from=builder /build/target/release/openfang /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=builder /build/agents /opt/openfang/agents
 EXPOSE 4200