diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index baf6efa0..4b2b1ba7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM php:8.2-fpm
+FROM php:8.3-fpm
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests  -y \
         libpng-dev \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b84d27c4..3b1ae643 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - db
   app: &app
-    image: ubcctlt/ipeer-app
+    ##image: ubcctlt/ipeer-app
     build:
       context: .
     volumes:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ services:
 
   # for running unit tests
   app-unittest:
-    image: ubcctlt/ipeer-app-unittest
+    ##image: ubcctlt/ipeer-app-unittest
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile-app-unittest