diff --git a/finalize-codeserver.sh b/finalize-codeserver.sh
index a4d002a..0ac08af 100644
--- a/finalize-codeserver.sh
+++ b/finalize-codeserver.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 echo "**** install dev runtimes ****"
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
-apt-get install -y \
+apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   nodejs \
   golang-go