diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ad3933b..712e676 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /home/node/app/node_modules && chown -R node:node /home/node/app
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
 USER node
 COPY --chown=node:node lib/banter/requirements.txt .
-RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
 COPY --chown=node:node package*.json ./
 RUN npm i
 COPY --chown=node:node . .