diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 1170ecea0d..229c85d7e9 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXPOSE 5001
 WORKDIR /app/api
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y bash curl wget vim gcc g++ python3-dev libc-dev libffi-dev
+    apt-get install -y bash curl wget vim gcc g++ python3-dev libc-dev libffi-dev nodejs
 
 COPY requirements.txt /app/api/requirements.txt