diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d1d565d..3f2a9c0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 FROM jupyter/base-notebook
+#my objective would be to get it to work on top of this one instead,
+# but for now let's keep it simple
+#FROM jupyter/scipy-notebook:latest
 
 USER root
-RUN wget -O - https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | bash
-RUN apt-get install -y nodejs g++ make software-properties-common libzmq3-dev
+# need gnupg2 to run node setup
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs g++ make software-properties-common libzmq3-dev gnupg2
+# upgraded to latest supported version
+RUN wget -O - https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash
+
+# this probably is not helpful, I just gave it a try in the hope it would clear up the issues a little
+RUN conda update -n base conda
 
 RUN mkdir -p $HOME/jupyter-nodejs
 COPY . $HOME/jupyter-nodejs