diff --git a/.docker/api/Dockerfile b/.docker/api/Dockerfile
index 17df12384..d8a671cd3 100644
--- a/.docker/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ EXPOSE 80
 
 CMD node server.js
 
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install libfontconfig1 -y
+
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/uploads
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/uploads/courses
 
@@ -16,5 +18,8 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/tmp
 RUN chmod a+rwx /usr/src/app/tmp
 
 COPY api/build/src /usr/src/app/
-COPY api/node_modules /usr/src/app/node_modules
 COPY api/nlf-licenses.json /usr/src/app/
+COPY api/package.json /usr/src/app/
+COPY api/package-lock.json /usr/src/app/
+
+RUN npm rebuild
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a72f39357..789067655 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Form validation before submit when creating a new course. [#724](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/724)
 - ID validation of the `CourseController` `/api/courses/:id` route. [#724](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/724)
 - Possibility to add files directly in the file unit. [#728](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/728)
+- Execute npm rebuild in docker. [#855](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/855)
 
 ### Changed
 - Minor fixes and adaptations and merge-failure fixes. [#785](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/785)