diff --git a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
index c4502ab5..73d08e09 100644
--- a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Some additional work is required to get mip to run on arm64 architecture.
+# This is because the mip library relies on the CBC solver, which is not available for arm64.
+# https://python-mip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html
+
 # Pull base image
 FROM arm64v8/python:3.10.12-slim-bullseye as build-image
 
@@ -6,21 +10,24 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 # Set work directory to the root of your project
-WORKDIR var/task/Model
+WORKDIR /var/task/Model
 
 # Install system dependencies
-#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc g++ gfortran libgfortran-9-dev liblapack-dev libamd2 libcholmod3 \
+    libmetis-dev libsuitesparse-dev libnauty2-dev git wget
+
+# Compile CBC for arm64
+RUN mkdir -p ~/build && cd ~/build \
+    && wget -nH https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coin-or/coinbrew/master/coinbrew \
+    && bash coinbrew fetch Cbc@master --no-prompt \
+    && bash coinbrew build Cbc@master --no-prompt --prefix=/home/root/prog/ --tests=none --enable-cbc-parallel --enable-relocatable
 
 # Install python dependencies
 COPY ./backend/requirements/base.txt ./backend/requirements/base.txt
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip
-# Install and clean up temp caches
-RUN pip install -r backend/requirements/base.txt && rm -rf /root/.cache
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install -r backend/requirements/base.txt && rm -rf /root/.cache
 
-# Since we are not using a base AWS image, there is some additional setup required. We need to set up the runtime
-# interface client
-# https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/python-image.html#python-image-clients
-# Additionally install the AWS Lambda RIC
+# Install the AWS Lambda RIC
 RUN pip install awslambdaric
 
 # Second stage: "runtime-image"
@@ -31,6 +38,11 @@ WORKDIR /var/task/Model
 
 # Copy the python dependencies from the build-image
 COPY --from=build-image /usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ /usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/
+COPY --from=build-image /home/root/prog/lib/ /usr/local/lib/
+
+# Set environment variable for mip to use custom CBC binaries
+ENV PMIP_CBC_LIBRARY="/usr/local/lib/libCbcSolver.so"
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib/":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 # Copy project files
 COPY ./backend/ ./backend