diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-run.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-run.yml
index 1c30ed2..202c6c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-run.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker build -t tf2.4_ivim-mri_codecollection -f Docker/Dockerfile .
 
-      - name: Save and compress Docker image 
-        run: |
-          docker save tf2.4_ivim-mri_codecollection | gzip > tf2.4_ivim-mri_codecollection.tar.gz
-
       - name: Run Docker container
         run: |
           docker run --rm --name TF2.4_IVIM-MRI_CodeCollection \
diff --git a/Docker/Dockerfile b/Docker/Dockerfile
index 275134e..a5537f9 100644
--- a/Docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/Docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-FROM python:3.11-alpine
+FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-# Install build tools and necessary libraries on Alpine
-RUN apk add --no-cache \
-    build-base \
-    libssl3 \
-    openssl-dev
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+    libssl-dev \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy and install Python dependencies
 COPY ../requirements.txt ./
+
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy the rest of the application
 COPY .. .
 
-# Define the entry point
 ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "-m", "WrapImage.nifti_wrapper"]