diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3fd245580..44dca8e88 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ FROM node:14-alpine3.13 as base
 LABEL maintainer="HMPPS Digital Studio <info@digital.justice.gov.uk>"
 
 ENV TZ=Europe/London
-RUN ln -snf "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" /etc/localtime && echo "$TZ" > /etc/timezone
+RUN apk add --no-cache tzdata && \
+      test -e "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" && \
+      ln -snf "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" /etc/localtime && \
+      echo "$TZ" > /etc/timezone
 
 RUN addgroup --gid 2000 --system appgroup && \
     adduser --uid 2000 --system appuser && \