diff --git a/src/checkoutservice/Dockerfile b/src/checkoutservice/Dockerfile
index c69a206..ef6e45f 100644
--- a/src/checkoutservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/checkoutservice/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 FROM golang:1.10-alpine as builder
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates git
 WORKDIR /go/src/checkoutservice
+
+# get known dependencies
+RUN go get -d github.com/google/uuid \
+    google.golang.org/grpc \
+    google.golang.org/grpc/codes \
+    google.golang.org/grpc/status
 COPY . .
+# get remaining dependencies
 RUN go get -d ./...
 RUN go build -o /checkoutservice .
 
diff --git a/src/productcatalogservice/Dockerfile b/src/productcatalogservice/Dockerfile
index b98ee61..1e4d411 100644
--- a/src/productcatalogservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/productcatalogservice/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   ca-certificates \
   git
 WORKDIR /src/microservices-demo/productcatalogservice
+# get known dependencies
+RUN go get -d google.golang.org/grpc \
+    google.golang.org/grpc/codes \
+    google.golang.org/grpc/status
+
 COPY . .
+# get remaining dependencies
 RUN go get -d ./...
 RUN go build -o /productcatalogservice .
 
diff --git a/src/shippingservice/Dockerfile b/src/shippingservice/Dockerfile
index 8d66d35..b2c4c13 100644
--- a/src/shippingservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/shippingservice/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   ca-certificates \
   git
 WORKDIR /src/microservices-demo/shippingservice
+# get known dependencies
+RUN go get -d golang.org/x/net/context \
+google.golang.org/grpc \
+google.golang.org/grpc/reflection
 COPY . .
+# get other dependencies
 RUN go get -d ./...
 RUN go build -o /shippingservice .