diff --git a/tools/docker/healthcheck/Dockerfile b/tools/docker/healthcheck/Dockerfile
index 1f09e63df51..42bc8b898a5 100644
--- a/tools/docker/healthcheck/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/docker/healthcheck/Dockerfile
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 # Stage 1 - Build elixir release of ockam_healthcheck elixir app
-FROM hexpm/elixir:1.14.5-erlang-24.3.4.11-debian-bullseye-20230227-slim@sha256:69a2436202ac4cd0078dff0758d11e0c55ed663fc8de8bdc9c7287a369912db4 AS elixir-app-release-build
-
-# install build dependencies
-# FIXME: we should use precompile .so instead of requiring the rust compiler
-RUN apt-get update; \
-  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-  ca-certificates \
-  openssl \
-  libncurses5 \
-  git \
-  curl \
-  g++
-
-RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain 1.71.1 -y
-ENV PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH
+FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base AS elixir-app-release-build
+
+RUN set -xe; \
+    apk add curl xz bash elixir erlang-dev git openssl ca-certificates ncurses gcc gcc-12 glibc-dev libstdc++-12 glibc gcc llvm-libcxx-16
 
+ENV PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH
 COPY . /work
 RUN set -xe; \
-    cd /work/implementations/elixir/ockam/ockam_healthcheck; \
+    cd work; \
+    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain none -y; \
+    rustup show; \
+    cargo --version; \
+    cd implementations/elixir/ockam/ockam_healthcheck; \
     MIX_ENV=prod OCKLY_PRECOMPILED_LIB=false mix local.hex --force; \
     MIX_ENV=prod OCKLY_PRECOMPILED_LIB=false mix local.rebar --force; \
     MIX_ENV=prod OCKLY_PRECOMPILED_LIB=false mix deps.get; \
     MIX_ENV=prod OCKLY_PRECOMPILED_LIB=false mix release;
 
-# TODO: Use distroless container after https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/issues/11942 is closed
+
 # Stage 2 - Create container and copy executables in above step
-FROM debian:bullseye-20230227-slim@sha256:403e06393d6b9dcb506eeef2adba9e30a97139c54e4c90d55254049f7d224081 AS app
+FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base AS app
 
 COPY --from=elixir-app-release-build /work/implementations/elixir/ockam/ockam_healthcheck/_build/prod/rel/ockam_healthcheck /opt/ockam_healthcheck
 
 ENV LANG=C.UTF-8
 
+RUN apk add ncurses gcc
+
 EXPOSE 4000
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/ockam_healthcheck/bin/ockam_healthcheck"]