diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
index 0ff5bf0..e502310 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache ca-certificates gcc g++ curl openblas-dev@commun
 RUN ln -s /usr/include/locale.h /usr/include/xlocale.h
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/LEDServer
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir numpy scipy
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir numpy 
+# RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir scipy # scipy is only required by the recorder application
 
 COPY . /usr/src/LEDServer
-CMD python3.7 -u /usr/src/LEDServer/LEDServer.py
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD python3.7 -u /usr/src/LEDServer/LEDServer.py