diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 03310020..bacfc3b2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ WORKDIR /workspace/
 COPY ./client /workspace/client
 
 RUN npm install -g --quiet \
-        @vue/cli@3.3.0 \
-        @vue/cli-service@3.3.0
+    @vue/cli@3.3.0 \
+    @vue/cli-service@3.3.0
 
 COPY ./client/package* /workspace/
 
@@ -15,34 +15,11 @@ ENV NODE_PATH=/workspace/node_modules
 WORKDIR /workspace/client
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Setup flask
-
-FROM python:3.6
+FROM jsbroks/coco-annotator:python-env
 
 WORKDIR /workspace/
-
-# Install python package dependices
 COPY ./backend/ /workspace/
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && \
-        pip install gunicorn[eventlet]==19.9.0 && \
-        pip install pycocotools
-
-# Install maskrcnn
-RUN git clone --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/matterport/Mask_RCNN.git /tmp/maskrcnn && \
-        cd /tmp/maskrcnn && \
-        pip install -r requirements.txt && \
-        python3 setup.py install
-
-# Install DEXTR
-RUN git clone --single --depth 1 https://github.com/jsbroks/dextr-keras.git /tmp/dextr && \
-        cd /tmp/dextr && \
-        pip install -r requirements.txt && \
-        python setup.py install
-
 COPY ./.git /workspace/.git
-
-# Create server
-WORKDIR /workspace/
 RUN python set_path.py
 
 COPY --from=build-stage /workspace/client/dist /workspace/dist
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ec98c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Backend environment docker image
+FROM python:3.6
+
+WORKDIR /workspace/
+
+# Copy backend
+COPY ./backend/requirements.txt /workspace/
+
+# Install python package dependices
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+    pip install gunicorn[eventlet]==19.9.0 && \
+    pip install pycocotools
+
+# Install maskrcnn
+RUN git clone --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/matterport/Mask_RCNN.git /tmp/maskrcnn && \
+    cd /tmp/maskrcnn && \
+    pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+    python3 setup.py install
+
+# Install DEXTR
+RUN git clone --single --depth 1 https://github.com/jsbroks/dextr-keras.git /tmp/dextr && \
+    cd /tmp/dextr && \
+    pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+    python setup.py install
+
diff --git a/backend/config/config.py b/backend/config/config.py
index 545586b1..d980e18d 100644
--- a/backend/config/config.py
+++ b/backend/config/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Config:
     #       spawned to replace it.
     #
     SWAGGER_UI_JSONEDITOR = True
-    DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", False)
+    DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", 'false').lower() == 'true'
     PRELOAD = False
 
     MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH = os.getenv("MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH", 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)  # 1GB
diff --git a/backend/webserver/Dockerfile b/backend/webserver/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb8fe628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/webserver/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM jsbroks/coco-annotator:python-env
+
+WORKDIR /workspace/
+
+# Install python package dependices
+COPY ./backend/ /workspace/
+COPY ./.git /workspace/.git
+RUN python set_path.py
+
+ENV FLASK_ENV=development
+ENV DEBUG=true
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+CMD gunicorn -c webserver/gunicorn_config.py webserver:app --no-sendfile
+
+
diff --git a/backend/webserver/__init__.py b/backend/webserver/__init__.py
index e7ab3f13..f6d5f9a9 100644
--- a/backend/webserver/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/webserver/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def create_app():
 @app.route('/', defaults={'path': ''})
 @app.route('/<path:path>')
 def index(path):
-
+    
     if app.debug:
         return requests.get('http://frontend:8080/{}'.format(path)).text
 
diff --git a/backend/workers/Dockerfile b/backend/workers/Dockerfile
index 958739fa..81626d31 100644
--- a/backend/workers/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/workers/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-FROM python:3.6
+FROM jsbroks/coco-annotator:python-env
 
 WORKDIR /workspace/
 
 # Install python package dependices
 COPY ./backend/ /workspace/
-COPY ./.git /workspace/.git
-
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 EXPOSE 5555
 CMD celery -A workers worker -l info