diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9d933cb4e..23a47e49b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ FROM python:3.13.13-alpine AS base
 # Upgrade system packages to install security updates
 RUN apk update && apk upgrade --no-cache
 
-
-# Remove pip. We don't use it.
-RUN python -m pip uninstall -y pip
+# We must do that to avoid having an outdated pip version with security issues
+RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # ---- Back-end builder image ----
 FROM base AS back-builder
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ RUN mkdir /cert && \
 
 # Generate compiled translation messages
 RUN DJANGO_CONFIGURATION=Build \
-  python manage.py compilemessages
+  python manage.py compilemessages --ignore=".venv/**/*"
 
 
 # We wrap commands run in this container by the following entrypoint that