diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 92132a4e5..77f55ff3c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:9
+FROM debian:8.8
 MAINTAINER wekan
 
 # Declare Arguments
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARG ARCHITECTURE
 ARG SRC_PATH
 
 # Set the environment variables (defaults where required)
-ENV BUILD_DEPS="wget curl bzip2 build-essential python git ca-certificates gcc-6"
+ENV BUILD_DEPS="wget curl bzip2 build-essential python git ca-certificates gcc-4.9"
 ENV GOSU_VERSION=1.10
 ENV NODE_VERSION ${NODE_VERSION:-v4.8.4}
 ENV METEOR_RELEASE ${METEOR_RELEASE:-1.4.4.1}