diff --git a/dockerfiles/attestation-service/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/attestation-service/Dockerfile
index 415f0804a83..92e39d6976b 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/attestation-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/attestation-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM node:10
+FROM node:10-alpine
 WORKDIR /celo-monorepo
 
+RUN apk update && apk add python git make gcc g++ pkgconfig libusb libusb-dev linux-headers eudev-dev bash
+
 # ensure yarn.lock is evaluated by kaniko cache diff
 COPY lerna.json package.json yarn.lock ./
 COPY scripts/ scripts/