diff --git a/6/alpine3.23/Dockerfile b/6/alpine3.23/Dockerfile
index c9217537..dd0ece7f 100644
--- a/6/alpine3.23/Dockerfile
+++ b/6/alpine3.23/Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	\
 	# test that the optional dependencies are installed and loadable
 	cd current; \
-	gosu node node -e 'require("sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
+	gosu node node -e 'require("better-sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
 
 WORKDIR $GHOST_INSTALL
 VOLUME $GHOST_CONTENT
diff --git a/6/bookworm/Dockerfile b/6/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 2f60e091..1f8958d3 100644
--- a/6/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/6/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	\
 	# test that the optional dependencies are installed and loadable
 	cd current; \
-	gosu node node -e 'require("sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
+	gosu node node -e 'require("better-sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
 
 WORKDIR $GHOST_INSTALL
 VOLUME $GHOST_CONTENT
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index f8916bd2..149e82bf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	\
 	# test that the optional dependencies are installed and loadable
 	cd current; \
-	gosu node node -e 'require("sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
+	gosu node node -e 'require("better-sqlite3"); if (!require("@tryghost/image-transform").canTransformFiles()) throw new Error("sharp not installed");'
 
 WORKDIR $GHOST_INSTALL
 VOLUME $GHOST_CONTENT