diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ad5da91..a63abff 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:16.04
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
-  apt-get install --yes g++ cmake build-essential \
+  apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends g++ cmake build-essential \
   libgcrypt11-dev libyajl-dev libboost-all-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat1-dev libcppunit-dev \
   binutils-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev && \