diff --git a/Dockerfile.backend b/Dockerfile.backend
index 9d59e413..565ede15 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.11-trixie
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.11-slim-trixie
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 WORKDIR /src
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ RUN apt update
 RUN apt install -y npm
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install --no-deps -r requirements.txt
-COPY . /src/
\ No newline at end of file
+COPY . /src/