diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 198dd1d7..10fb9aa3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RUN echo "@commuedge http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/ap
     openssl-dev \
     ca-certificates \
     tini@commuedge \
+ && pip install --upgrade pip   
  && pip install --no-cache -r requirements.txt \
  && apk del \
     build-base \