diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile b/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
index e7564daad..6a9342e94 100644
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 FROM commapp/backup-base:1.0
 
 ARG COMM_TEST_SERVICES
 ARG COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 ENV COMM_TEST_SERVICES=${COMM_TEST_SERVICES}
 ENV COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=${COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE}
 
 COPY services/backup/docker-server/contents /transferred
 COPY native/cpp/CommonCpp/grpc/protos/backup.proto /transferred/server/protos/backup.proto
 
-# todo move this to the parent Dockerfile maybe
-RUN apk add gtest-dev 
-
 RUN /transferred/build_server.sh
 
 CMD if [ "$COMM_TEST_SERVICES" -eq 1 ]; then /transferred/run_tests.sh; else /transferred/run_server.sh; fi
diff --git a/services/base-image/Dockerfile b/services/base-image/Dockerfile
index e0726cdbd..f5dfb0c38 100644
--- a/services/base-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/base-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 FROM alpine:3.14
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 
 WORKDIR /
 
 COPY contents /transferred
 
 RUN apk update
-RUN apk add bash cmake git build-base autoconf libtool pkgconfig boost-dev fmt
+RUN apk add bash cmake git build-base autoconf libtool pkgconfig boost-dev fmt gtest-dev
 RUN /transferred/install_grpc.sh
 
 CMD /bin/bash
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/docker-server/Dockerfile b/services/tunnelbroker/docker-server/Dockerfile
index 4b3a2be9d..62ee2fe76 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/docker-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/docker-server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 FROM commapp/tunnelbroker-base:1.0
 
 ARG COMM_TEST_SERVICES
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 ENV COMM_TEST_SERVICES=${COMM_TEST_SERVICES}
 
 COPY services/tunnelbroker/docker-server/contents /transferred
 COPY native/cpp/CommonCpp/grpc/protos/tunnelbroker.proto /transferred/server/protos/tunnelbroker.proto
 
-# todo move this to the parent Dockerfile maybe
-RUN apk add gtest-dev 
-
 RUN /transferred/build_server.sh
 
 CMD if [ "$COMM_TEST_SERVICES" -eq 1 ]; then /transferred/run_tests.sh; else /transferred/run_server.sh; fi