diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f6713da7..f6d570533 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ RUN git clone --recursive /tmp/lightning . && \
 
 ARG DEVELOPER=0
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
-RUN pip3 install mrkd
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3-dev
+RUN pip3 install -U pip && pip3 install -r requirements.lock
+
 RUN ./configure --prefix=/tmp/lightning_install --enable-static && make -j3 DEVELOPER=${DEVELOPER} && make install
 
 FROM debian:buster-slim as final