diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 472223cd108..0cbeb3dbba4 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 
 FROM ubuntu:23.10
 ARG VERSION="dev"
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
- apt-get install --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes openjdk-21-jre-headless=21* libjemalloc-dev=5.* adduser=3* && \
- apt-get clean  && \
- rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  && \
- # Ubuntu 23.10 comes with an "ubuntu" user with uid 1000. We need 1000 for besu.
- userdel ubuntu 2>/dev/null || true && rm -rf /home/ubuntu && \
- # Ensure we use a stable UID for besu, as file permissions are tied to UIDs.
- adduser --uid 1000 --disabled-password --gecos "" --home /opt/besu besu && \
-    chown besu:besu /opt/besu && \
-    chmod 0755 /opt/besu
+ENV NO_PROXY_CACHE="-o Acquire::BrokenProxy=true -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=true -o Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth=0"
+
+# Update and install dependencies without using any cache
+RUN apt-get update $NO_PROXY_CACHE  && \
+  apt-get install $NO_PROXY_CACHE --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes openjdk-21-jre-headless=21* libjemalloc-dev=5.* adduser=3*  && \
+  # Clean apt cache
+  apt-get clean  && \
+  rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives/* /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*  && \
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  && \
+  # Ubuntu 23.10 comes with an "ubuntu" user with uid 1000. We need 1000 for besu.
+  userdel ubuntu 2>/dev/null || true && rm -rf /home/ubuntu  && \
+  # Ensure we use a stable UID for besu, as file permissions are tied to UIDs.
+  adduser --uid 1000 --disabled-password --gecos "" --home /opt/besu besu  && \
+  chown besu:besu /opt/besu  && \
+  chmod 0755 /opt/besu
 
 USER besu
 WORKDIR /opt/besu
diff --git a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/docker/Dockerfile b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
index f487d56766b..62fa5c1149e 100644
--- a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 ARG VERSION="dev"
+ENV NO_PROXY_CACHE="-o Acquire::BrokenProxy=true -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=true -o Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth=0"
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
- apt-get install --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes ca-certificates-java=20190909* && \
- apt-get install --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes openjdk-17-jre-headless=17* && \
- apt-get clean  && \
- rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  && \
- adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" --home /opt/besu besu && \
-    chown besu:besu /opt/besu
+# Update and install dependencies without using any cache
+RUN apt-get update $NO_PROXY_CACHE  && \
+  apt-get install $NO_PROXY_CACHE --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes ca-certificates-java=20190909*  && \
+  apt-get install $NO_PROXY_CACHE --no-install-recommends -q --assume-yes openjdk-17-jre-headless=17*  && \
+  # Clean apt cache  \
+  apt-get clean  && \
+  rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives/* /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*  && \
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  && \
+  # Creating a user for besu
+  adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" --home /opt/besu besu  && \
+  chown besu:besu /opt/besu
 
 USER besu
 WORKDIR /opt/besu-evmtool