diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.custom_ui b/docker/Dockerfile.custom_ui
index 2c9e37a4f94..ebc0814dbf5 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.custom_ui
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.custom_ui
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
     done && \
     find / -path "*/node_modules/npm/package.json" -exec \
         sed -i 's/"tar": "\^7\.5\.[0-9]*"/"tar": "^7.5.10"/g; s/"minimatch": "\^[0-9.]*"/"minimatch": "^10.2.4"/g' {} + 2>/dev/null && \
-    npm cache clean --force
+    npm cache clean --force && \
+    apt-get purge -y npm && apt-get autoremove -y
 
 # Copy the UI source into the container
 COPY ./ui/litellm-dashboard /app/ui/litellm-dashboard