diff --git a/Dockerfile.rootless b/Dockerfile.rootless
index 6ea7c744..200bb3d9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rootless
+++ b/Dockerfile.rootless
@@ -43,23 +43,20 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 # Change ownership of files to nonroot
 RUN chown -R nonroot:nonroot /go/bin/api /go/src/app
 
-# Production stage with distroless
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/base:latest
+# Production stage with Alpine
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:latest
 
 ENV HBOX_MODE=production
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_DATA=/data/
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_SQLITE_URL=/data/homebox.db?_fk=1&_time_format=sqlite
 
+# Install necessary runtime dependencies
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates wget curl
+
 # Copy the binary and data directory
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/api /app
 COPY --from=builder /data /data
 
-# Copy curl and its dependencies from Alpine image into distroless
-# Also copy the libraries that curl depends on (if required)
-COPY --from=public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:latest /lib/libssl.so.* /lib/
-# Copy curl from alpine to the distroless image
-COPY --from=public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:latest /usr/bin/curl /usr/bin/curl
-
 LABEL Name=homebox Version=0.0.1
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox"
 EXPOSE 7745