diff --git a/backend/tests/Dockerfile.test b/backend/tests/Dockerfile.test
index 132e207..7f6e47c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/backend/tests/Dockerfile.test
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+# Use an official Python runtime as a base image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 # Set environment variables
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 
 
+# Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Install system dependencies (if needed)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc libpq-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy backend files
+# Copy dependencies file and install them
 COPY ../requirements.txt .
-COPY ../manage.py .
-COPY ../app/ ./app  # Changed from 'your_app' to 'app'
-COPY ../config/ ./config  # If you have Django config files
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt coverage
 
-# Install dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-RUN pip install coverage
+# Copy the Django project
+COPY ../ .
 
-# Run tests
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "coverage run --source='app' manage.py test && coverage xml && coverage html"]
+# Run Django tests with coverage
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "coverage run --source=. manage.py test && coverage report -m && coverage html"]