diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 8544b6bc..8af7eda2 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
-ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
 
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/frontend
 
@@ -7,14 +6,12 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/frontend
 WORKDIR /usr/src/frontend
 
 # copy current dir's content to container's WORKDIR root i.e. all the contents of the robosats app
-COPY . .
-
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get -y install npm
+COPY package.json package.json
+COPY package-lock.json package-lock.json
 
 # packages we use
 
-RUN npm install 
+RUN npm install
 
 # launch