diff --git a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
index 8a247f84..c4502ab5 100644
--- a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pull base image
-FROM arm64v8/python:3.10.12-bullseye as build-image
+FROM arm64v8/python:3.10.12-slim-bullseye as build-image
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN pip install -r backend/requirements/base.txt && rm -rf /root/.cache
 RUN pip install awslambdaric
 
 # Second stage: "runtime-image"
-FROM arm64v8/python:3.10.12-bullseye
+FROM arm64v8/python:3.10.12-slim-bullseye
 
 # Set work directory to the root of your project
 WORKDIR /var/task/Model