diff --git a/code_thingies/database/README.md b/code_thingies/database/README.md
index a700d18..a57615e 100644
--- a/code_thingies/database/README.md
+++ b/code_thingies/database/README.md
@@ -75,3 +75,9 @@ aws s3 cp s3://dbtlearn/hosts.csv hosts.csv
 How to put the data into the databases is up to you. I've done it successfully using the import functionality of DBeaver.
 
 
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+
+
+## Known issues
+
+- Originally, the image `postgres:16` was used, but some locals had a quirky issue running it. The solution was to switch to `postgres:16
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diff --git a/code_thingies/database/docker-compose.yaml b/code_thingies/database/docker-compose.yaml
index f51434c..03a58d5 100644
--- a/code_thingies/database/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/code_thingies/database/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '3.5'
 services:
   postgres:
     container_name: dbt_postgres
-    image: postgres:16
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: dbt_postgres_user
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dbt_postgres_password
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
 
   pgadmin:
     container_name: pgadmin_container
-    image: dpage/pgadmin4
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4:7.8
     environment:
       PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: pgadmin_user@email.com
       PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: pgadmin_password