diff --git a/environments/python/Dockerfile b/environments/python/Dockerfile
index b2c0722e..c7b6d4e2 100644
--- a/environments/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/environments/python/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ FROM alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 python3-dev build-base libev-dev libffi-dev && \
+RUN apk add --update gcc && \
+    apk upgrade --no-cache && \
+    apk add --no-cache python3 python3-dev build-base libev-dev libffi-dev bash py-pip && \
     pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
     rm -r /root/.cache
 
diff --git a/environments/python/builder/Dockerfile b/environments/python/builder/Dockerfile
index 41d18221..baa7d842 100644
--- a/environments/python/builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/environments/python/builder/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILDER_IMAGE=fission/builder:latest
 FROM ${BUILDER_IMAGE}
 
 RUN apk update
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 python3-dev build-base
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 python3-dev build-base gcc bash py-pip
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 RUN rm -r /root/.cache