diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5f7c5aa..d92e6b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:8
+FROM node:8-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Alvarium.io <hello@alvarium.io>"
 
diff --git a/test-operators.dockerfile b/test-operators.dockerfile
index 730a3ab..25bf7e0 100644
--- a/test-operators.dockerfile
+++ b/test-operators.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:8
+FROM node:8-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Alvarium.io <hello@alvarium.io>"