diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8eb3a23fd..a28840190 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hyperopt==0.1
 networkx==1.11
 tabulate==0.8.2
 coinmarketcap==4.2.1
-
+simplejson
 # Required for plotting data
 #plotly==2.3.0
 
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 9359ea467..5f71e65d0 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,23 @@ custom:
     createRoute53Record: true
 
   pythonRequirements:
-    dockerizePip: non-linux
+    slim: true
+    invalidateCaches: true
+    dockerizePip: false
+    noDeploy:
+      - pytest
+      - moto
+      - plotly
+      - boto3
+      - pytest-mock
+      - pytest-cov
+      - pymongo
+package:
+    exclude:
+        - test/**
+        - __pycache__/**
+        - node_modules/**
+
 ############################################################################################
 # this section defines all lambda function and triggers
 ############################################################################################