diff --git a/lattice/Dockerfile b/lattice/Dockerfile
index 2b30d6cfb..6aa669e54 100644
--- a/lattice/Dockerfile
+++ b/lattice/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 FROM moleculacorp/nodejs:latest as build
-
+# make sure that your docker settings allow for at least like 4gb of ram, it
+# takes a lot to build this
 WORKDIR /lattice
-
 COPY package.json ./
-COPY yarn.lock ./
-RUN yarn install
+RUN apk update && apk upgrade yarn
+RUN yarn install --network-timeout 100000
 
 COPY . ./
 RUN yarn build