diff --git a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
index 3a15770..4eae3d4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
+++ b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ RUN mkdir /src && cd /src; \
 ## Opm
 
 FROM golang:${GOLANG_VERSION}-alpine as opm
+
 ARG OPM_VERSION=1.19.0
 ENV GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org/"
-RUN apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev
 
-## on Alpine needs to be built from scratch due to glibc vs musl issues
+RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev curl 
+
+## on Alpine opm needs to be built from scratch due to glibc vs musl issues
 RUN mkdir -p /src \
     && curl -s -L -o /src/operator-registry-${OPM_VERSION}.tgz https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/archive/refs/tags/v${OPM_VERSION}.tar.gz \
     && cd /src \
     && tar -xzf operator-registry-${OPM_VERSION}.tgz \
-    && ln -s operator-registry operator-registry-${OPM_VERSION} \
-    && cd operator-registry-${OPM_VERSION} \
+    && ln -s operator-registry-${OPM_VERSION} operator-registry \
+    && cd operator-registry \
     && make bin/opm
 
 ## Controller-gen