diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b62e69d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FROM alpine:3.17
+COPY bin/metal-api /metal-api
+CMD ["/metal-api"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed6db068b..336bbed49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ protoc-docker:
 	docker run --rm --user $$(id -u):$$(id -g) -v $(PWD):/work --tmpfs /.cache -w /work/proto bufbuild/buf:1.14.0 generate -v
 
 .PHONY: mini-lab-push
-mini-lab-push:
-	docker build -t metalstack/metal-api:latest .
+mini-lab-push: all
+	docker build -f Dockerfile.dev -t metalstack/metal-api:latest .
 	kind --name metal-control-plane load docker-image metalstack/metal-api:latest
 	kubectl --kubeconfig=$(MINI_LAB_KUBECONFIG) patch deployments.apps -n metal-control-plane metal-api --patch='{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"containers":[{"name": "metal-api","imagePullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","image":"metalstack/metal-api:latest"}]}}}}'
 	kubectl --kubeconfig=$(MINI_LAB_KUBECONFIG) delete pod -n metal-control-plane -l app=metal-api