diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
index fbbce0ad8..57ce6da92 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:8-alpine
+FROM node:8-jessie-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index cf4f3503f..4bfe89d5a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% if cookiecutter.js_task_runner == 'Gulp' -%}
-FROM node:8-alpine as client-builder
+FROM node:8-jessie-slim as client-builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY ./package.json /app