diff --git a/services/backup/docker-base/Dockerfile b/services/backup/docker-base/Dockerfile
--- a/services/backup/docker-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/backup/docker-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-FROM commapp/services-base:1.0
+FROM commapp/services-base:1.1
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 
-COPY services/backup/docker-base/contents /transferred
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-	libcurl4-openssl-dev \
-	libssl-dev \
-	uuid-dev \
-	zlib1g-dev \
-	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-RUN cd /
-RUN /transferred/install_aws_sdk.sh
-RUN /transferred/install_folly.sh
-
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y uuid-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+	
 CMD /bin/bash
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile b/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM commapp/backup-base:1.1
+FROM commapp/backup-base:1.2
 
 ARG COMM_TEST_SERVICES
 ARG COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE
diff --git a/services/base-image/Dockerfile b/services/base-image/Dockerfile
--- a/services/base-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/base-image/Dockerfile
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 	libboost-all-dev \
 	libfmt-dev \ 
 	libgtest-dev \
-	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+  libssl-dev \
+  zlib1g-dev \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN /transferred/install_grpc.sh
+RUN /transferred/install_aws_sdk.sh
+RUN /transferred/install_folly.sh
 
 CMD /bin/bash
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh b/services/base-image/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
rename from services/backup/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
rename to services/base-image/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
--- a/services/backup/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
+++ b/services/base-image/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 set -e
 
 if [[ -d /usr/lib/aws-sdk-cpp ]]; then
-    echo "aws-sdk already exists, skipping installation(if the installation seems to be broken, remove this container/image and recreate it)..."
-    exit 0;
+  echo "aws-sdk already exists, skipping installation(if the installation seems to be broken, remove this container/image and recreate it)..."
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 pushd /usr/lib
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-base/contents/install_folly.sh b/services/base-image/contents/install_folly.sh
rename from services/backup/docker-base/contents/install_folly.sh
rename to services/base-image/contents/install_folly.sh
diff --git a/services/base-image/contents/install_grpc.sh b/services/base-image/contents/install_grpc.sh
--- a/services/base-image/contents/install_grpc.sh
+++ b/services/base-image/contents/install_grpc.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 echo "installing grpc..."
 
 if [[ -d /usr/lib/grpc ]]; then
-    echo "grpc already exists, skipping installation(if the installation seems to be broken, remove this container/image and recreate it)..."
-    exit 0;
+  echo "grpc already exists, skipping installation(if the installation seems to be broken, remove this container/image and recreate it)..."
+  exit 0;
 fi
 
 pushd /usr/lib
diff --git a/services/blob/docker-base/Dockerfile b/services/blob/docker-base/Dockerfile
--- a/services/blob/docker-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/blob/docker-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-FROM commapp/services-base:1.0
+FROM commapp/services-base:1.1
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 
-COPY services/blob/docker-base/contents /transferred
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
-  libssl-dev \
-  uuid-dev \
-  zlib1g-dev \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-RUN cd /
-RUN /transferred/install_aws_sdk.sh
-RUN /transferred/install_folly.sh
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y uuid-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 CMD /bin/bash
diff --git a/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh b/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
deleted file mode 100755
--- a/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_aws_sdk.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-if [[ -d /usr/lib/aws-sdk-cpp ]]; then
-    echo "aws-sdk already exists, skipping installation(if the installation seems to be broken, remove this container/image and recreate it)..."
-    exit 0;
-fi
-
-pushd /usr/lib
-
-git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp -b 1.9.176
-mkdir aws_sdk_build
-pushd aws_sdk_build
-cmake ../aws-sdk-cpp/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/aws_sdk -DBUILD_ONLY="core;s3;dynamodb"
-make
-make install
-
-popd # aws_sdk_build
-popd # /usr/lib
diff --git a/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_folly.sh b/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_folly.sh
deleted file mode 100755
--- a/services/blob/docker-base/contents/install_folly.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-pushd /usr/lib
-
-git clone https://github.com/facebook/folly.git --branch v2020.01.13.00 --single-branch
-git clone https://github.com/google/glog.git --branch v0.4.0 --single-branch
-git clone https://github.com/google/double-conversion.git --branch  v3.1.5 --single-branch
-
-popd # /usr/lib
diff --git a/services/blob/docker-server/Dockerfile b/services/blob/docker-server/Dockerfile
--- a/services/blob/docker-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/blob/docker-server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM commapp/blob-base:1.2
+FROM commapp/blob-base:1.3
 
 ARG COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE
 
diff --git a/services/docker-compose.yml b/services/docker-compose.yml
--- a/services/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     build:
       dockerfile: services/backup/docker-base/Dockerfile
       context: ../
-    image: commapp/backup-base:1.1
+    image: commapp/backup-base:1.2
   backup-server:
     build:
       dockerfile: services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     build:
       dockerfile: services/blob/docker-base/Dockerfile
       context: ../
-    image: commapp/blob-base:1.2
+    image: commapp/blob-base:1.3
   blob-server:
     build:
       dockerfile: services/blob/docker-server/Dockerfile