diff --git a/.github/workflows/acousticDE.yml b/.github/workflows/acousticDE.yml
index 5043b35..50a0ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acousticDE.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acousticDE.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Docker Image
         run: |
-          docker build -f de_method/Dockerfile . --platform=linux/amd64 -t de-method-test:latest
+          docker build -f de_method/Dockerfile . -t de-method-test:latest
diff --git a/de_method/Dockerfile b/de_method/Dockerfile
index 5868c81..c213cd2 100644
--- a/de_method/Dockerfile
+++ b/de_method/Dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     git \
     build-essential \
     gmsh \
+    libgmsh-dev \
+    python3-gmsh \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Make system python3-gmsh available to the pip environment
+# This creates a symlink so pip-installed packages can import gmsh
+RUN SITE_PACKAGES=$(python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])") && \
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gmsh* "$SITE_PACKAGES/"
+
 # Copy method package directory
 COPY de_method /app/de_method
 
diff --git a/pyroomacoustics_method/Dockerfile b/pyroomacoustics_method/Dockerfile
index 11339fe..5126d91 100644
--- a/pyroomacoustics_method/Dockerfile
+++ b/pyroomacoustics_method/Dockerfile
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-# Use Python 3.11 as base image to match the main backend
-FROM python:3.11.13-slim
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
+# Use Python 3.11 slim image for smaller size
+FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 # Install system dependencies for mesh generation and scientific computing
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     git \
     build-essential \
     gmsh \
+    libgmsh-dev \
+    python3-gmsh \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Make system python3-gmsh available to the pip environment
+# This creates a symlink so pip-installed packages can import gmsh
+RUN SITE_PACKAGES=$(python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])") && \
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gmsh* "$SITE_PACKAGES/"
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
 # Copy method package
 COPY pyroomacoustics_method /app/pyroomacoustics_method
 
@@ -19,5 +26,5 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir /app/pyroomacoustics_method
 
 WORKDIR /app/pyroomacoustics_method
 
-# Default command to run the containerized DE method
+# Call pyroomacoustics cli when the container starts
 CMD ["python", "-m", "pyroomacoustics_interface"]
diff --git a/pyroomacoustics_method/pyproject.toml b/pyroomacoustics_method/pyproject.toml
index f1f31d3..7c1b888 100644
--- a/pyroomacoustics_method/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyroomacoustics_method/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.23.0",
-    "gmsh",
     "pyroomacoustics>=0.8.0",
     "requests",
     "pyfar>=0.8.0",
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ tests = [
     "watchdog",
     "ruff",
     "coverage",
+    "gmsh",
 ]
 
 docs = [