diff --git a/python/docker/Dockerfile.base b/python/docker/Dockerfile.base
index 1b912e0..898f7fa 100644
--- a/python/docker/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/python/docker/Dockerfile.base
@@ -18,17 +18,13 @@
 
 # Update to have latest images
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y python python-pip openssl iproute2 libpcap-dev wget
+    apt-get install -y python openssl iproute2 libpcap-dev wget build-essential git binutils python-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev 
 
+# Install current version of pip rather than outdated pip from apt
+RUN wget -O /tmp/get-pip.py https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+RUN python /tmp/get-pip.py
+
+# Install adapter requirements. 
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 
-# pip install cython enum34 six && \
-# Install app dependencies
-RUN wget https://github.com/Yelp/dumb-init/releases/download/v1.2.0/dumb-init_1.2.0_amd64.deb && \
-    dpkg -i *.deb && \
-    rm -f *.deb && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y wget build-essential make gcc binutils python-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev git && \
-    pip install -r /tmp/requirements.txt && \
-    apt-get purge -y wget build-essential make gcc binutils python-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev git && \
-    apt-get autoremove -y