diff --git a/backend/docker/Dockerfile b/backend/docker/Dockerfile
index 7f8b8317..16aa9b4b 100644
--- a/backend/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pull base image
-FROM python:3.10-slim-bullseye
+FROM python:3.10.12-slim-buster
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
 
 # Install python dependencies
 COPY ./requirements/base.txt ./requirements/base.txt
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ RUN pip install -r requirements/base.txt
 COPY . .
 
 # command to run on container start
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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