diff --git a/platform/docker/flux-worker/Dockerfile b/platform/docker/flux-worker/Dockerfile
index 3ebb41b..3d44d7a 100644
--- a/platform/docker/flux-worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/platform/docker/flux-worker/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ ARG TRANSFORMERS_VERSION=5.15.1
 ARG ACCELERATE_VERSION=1.14.0
 ARG HF_HUB_VERSION=1.28.0
 
-RUN python -m venv --system-site-packages /opt/flux-venv && \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3.12-venv && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    python -m venv --system-site-packages /opt/flux-venv && \
     /opt/flux-venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir \
       "diffusers==${DIFFUSERS_VERSION}" \
       "transformers==${TRANSFORMERS_VERSION}" \