diff --git a/debian/Dockerfile b/debian/Dockerfile
index 0bc614a7..0b29183c 100644
--- a/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     && openresty -V \
     && apisix version
 
-RUN apt-get -y purge --auto-remove curl wget gnupg ca-certificates bash 
+RUN apt-get -y purge --auto-remove curl wget gnupg ca-certificates bash --allow-remove-essential
 
 WORKDIR /usr/local/apisix