diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 691440ace..f69c6beb6 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steps:
       - cargo build
 
   - name: run federation tests
-    image: node:15-alpine3.12
+    image: node:15-buster-slim
     user: root
     commands:
       - apk add bash curl
diff --git a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
index a59ad4e0f..297503b95 100755
--- a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
+++ b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ls -la ../target/
 ls -la ../target/debug/
 ls -la ../target/debug/lemmy_server
 
+# TODO: i suppose this doesnt run because of libc or some deps missing
 echo "start alpha"
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-alpha:8541 \
   LEMMY_PORT=8541 \