diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a37d770a..f7edacdc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY package*.json /app/
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache tzdata
-RUN apk add git
-ENV TZ=America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
+# --no-cache: download package index on-the-fly, no need to cleanup afterwards
+# --virtual: bundle packages, remove whole bundle at once, when done
+RUN apk --no-cache --virtual build-dependencies add \
+    python \
+    make \
+    g++ \
+    git \
+    tzdata \
+    && npm install \
+    && apk del build-dependencies
 
-RUN npm install --prod -f
+ENV TZ=America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
 
 COPY . /app/