diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 188ef108..1b8e7119 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/frontend
 # specifying the working dir inside the container
 WORKDIR /usr/src/frontend
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y python3 \
+    build-essential
+
 # copy current workdir
 COPY package.json package.json
 COPY package-lock.json package-lock.json