diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index c89c73704..9bed427d9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   libpq-dev \
   {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
-  libmysqlclient-dev\
+  libmysqlclient-dev \
   {% endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 1dd47a2f7..18715cdb7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -54,8 +54,13 @@ RUN addgroup --system django \
 
 # Install required system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
+  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  # mysql dependency
+  libmysqlclient-dev \
+  {% endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # cleaning up unused files