diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
index 2148febb4..7a48ecae6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:7.9
+FROM node:7.9-slim
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app