diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 44d0bd178..96d04e69b 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ node_modules
 scripts
 !scripts/generateIntrospectionResult.js
 
-# documentation should not be visable in production.
+# documentation should not be visible in production.
 docs
 
 # static assets are rebuild in the docker container.
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 092cbf57f..95aa74d8a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:8
+FROM node:8-alpine
 
 # Create app directory
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app