diff --git a/Dockerfile.debian-8 b/Dockerfile.debian-8
index 41883d9..55dedb4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.debian-8
+++ b/Dockerfile.debian-8
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 FROM debian:8
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y software-properties-common \
+    && apt-get install -y  --no-install-recommends \
+      software-properties-common \
     && apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible \
     && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
       ansible \
     && apt-get autoclean
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu-16.04 b/Dockerfile.ubuntu-16.04
index b4a5d24..ba828a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu-16.04
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu-16.04
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 FROM ubuntu:16.04
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y software-properties-common \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      software-properties-common \
     && apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible \
     && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
       ansible \
     && apt-get autoclean