diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2c8a278..cd77c22 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN \
 
 # expected behavior for a default setup is for maloja to "just work"
 ENV MALOJA_SKIP_SETUP=yes
+ENV MAGICK_HOME=/usr
 
 EXPOSE 42010
 # use exec form for better signal handling https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint
diff --git a/Dockerfile-pypi b/Dockerfile-pypi
index 5c530f1..b68e430 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-pypi
+++ b/Dockerfile-pypi
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN \
 
 # expected behavior for a default setup is for maloja to "just work"
 ENV MALOJA_SKIP_SETUP=yes
+ENV MAGICK_HOME=/usr
 
 EXPOSE 42010
 # use exec form for better signal handling https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint
diff --git a/install/dependencies_run.txt b/install/dependencies_run.txt
index df89cfe..55a1079 100644
--- a/install/dependencies_run.txt
+++ b/install/dependencies_run.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 python3
 python3-dev
 imagemagick
+imagemagick-dev
 tzdata