diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ed62c181d0..569f644f3a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ FROM runtime as prod
 USER root
 # Get the necessary bits for the health check
 RUN apt-get update && \
-	apt-get install -y curl && \
+	apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y curl && \
 	apt-get clean && \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 # Pre-compile packages to .pyc (init speed gains)
diff --git a/scripts/docker/tasking-manager/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/tasking-manager/Dockerfile
index 274ebc5f57..62d77b0549 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/tasking-manager/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/tasking-manager/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
 # Install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get upgrade -y \
-  && apt-get install -y nodejs libgeos-dev \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs libgeos-dev \
   && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
 
 # Upgrade pip
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pdm \
     && pdm install --prod --no-lock --no-editable
 
 # Setup and build frontend
-RUN cd frontend && npm install && npm run build
+RUN cd frontend && npm install --ignore-scripts && npm run build
 
 # INITIALIZATION