diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 1105a75..f5da89b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: default
 
 steps:
+- name: Remove extra stuff to make Docker images lighter
+  image: alpine:latest
+  commands:
+  - apk add git
+  - cd /drone/src && git apply docker.patch
 - name: build and publish
   image: plugins/docker
   pull: always
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be019ad..915381f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ services:
 
 ## Build the Docker image
 
-Just run `docker build .`
+Run this to build the image:
 
-Alternatively, you can just run `./build-and-push.sh`, which will build the image and push it to the registry. Just make sure to fix the variables before running it.
+```bash
+git apply docker.patch
+docker build .
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can just run `./build-and-push.sh`, which will apply the patch, build the image, and push it to the registry. Just make sure to fix the variables before running it.
diff --git a/build-and-push.sh b/build-and-push.sh
index fc600e3..2e3b850 100755
--- a/build-and-push.sh
+++ b/build-and-push.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ ORG="askiiart"
 NAME="discord-always-dungeons"
 ID=$(docker build . -q)
 
+# Apply patch for Docker
+git apply docker.patch
+
 # Could just do -t on the build, but this makes it easier to expand if needed.
 docker tag ${ID} ${ORG}/${NAME}:latest
 docker push ${ORG}/${NAME}:latest
diff --git a/docker.patch b/docker.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99bf17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+From 0974f832051eb8fc80d055b3654d59307da28ccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: askiiart <dev@askiiart.net>
+Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023 20:05:01 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Lighten Docker stuff
+
+---
+ generate.py      | 2 --
+ main.py          | 3 ---
+ requirements.txt | 3 +--
+ 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
+index fa9cc80..5746646 100644
+--- a/generate.py
++++ b/generate.py
+@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
+ from poe_api_wrapper import PoeApi
+ import os
+-from dotenv import load_dotenv
+-load_dotenv()
+ client = PoeApi(os.environ['POE_TOKEN'])
+ import asyncio
+ 
+diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
+index 36d3473..943aaaa 100644
+--- a/main.py
++++ b/main.py
+@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
+ import os
+-from dotenv import load_dotenv
+ import discord
+ import generate
+ import neural
+@@ -9,8 +8,6 @@ import re
+ from discord import app_commands
+ from discord.ext import tasks
+ 
+-load_dotenv()
+-
+ client = discord.Client(intents=discord.Intents.all())
+ tree = app_commands.CommandTree(client)
+ 
+diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
+index b8d92fd..970bcec 100644
+--- a/requirements.txt
++++ b/requirements.txt
+@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ discord
+ Pillow
+ requests
+ revChatGPT
+-poe-api-wrapper
+-python-dotenv
++poe-api-wrapper
+\ No newline at end of file
+-- 
+2.41.0
+