diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9eb4cd09e1..2793c8198c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,34 +8,15 @@ ARG REQUIREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE=""
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV APP_CONTEXT=${CONTEXT}
 
-### Query based on context value
-RUN CONTEXT_INSTALLS=$(case "$APP_CONTEXT" in \
-    tests)  echo "make vim bash-completion";; \
-    dev)    echo "make vim bash-completion";; \
-    *)      echo "libc-dev" ;; esac) && \
-    IGNORE_INSTALL_RECOMMENDS=${prod:+"--no-install-recommends"} && \
-    apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get install ${IGNORE_INSTALL_RECOMMENDS} -y \
-    curl \
-    git \
-    gcc \
-    libpq-dev \
-    libmagic1 \
-    mime-support \
-    ncat \
-    ${CONTEXT_INSTALLS} && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-### Requirements file will be autoselected, unless an overwrite is given via ARG REQUIEREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE
+### Apt-get and pip requirements installs handled by dev/dockerfile-installs.sh
 COPY requirements/ requirements/
-RUN REQUIREMENTS_FILE=$(case "$APP_CONTEXT" in \
-    tests) echo "requirements_development.txt";; \
-    dev)   echo "requirements_development.txt";; \
-    *)     echo "requirements_production.txt" ;; esac) && \
-    REQUIREMENTS_FILE=${REQUIEREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE:-$REQUIREMENTS_FILE} && \
-    . requirements/export_service_commits.sh && pip install --no-cache-dir --requirement requirements/${REQUIREMENTS_FILE}
+COPY ./dev/dockerfile-installs.sh ./dockerfile-installs.sh
+RUN chmod +x ./dockerfile-installs.sh && \
+    bash ./dockerfile-installs.sh "${APP_CONTEXT}" "${REQUIREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE}" && \
+    rm ./dockerfile-installs.sh
 
+# Environment
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
-
 ENV EMAIL_HOST=postfix
 ENV EMAIL_PORT=25
 ENV EMAIL_CONNECTION_SECURITY=NONE
diff --git a/dev/dockerfile-installs.sh b/dev/dockerfile-installs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16fe64eacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/dockerfile-installs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# There is high variance between different build targets for apt-get and pip.
+# Writing these installs in Dockerfile is clunky and unreadable (e.g. inline switch cases)
+# Moving these installs to this install-script causes significant reduction in clutter and
+# a more understandable program process
+
+CONTEXT=${1-"prod"}
+REQUIREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE=${2-""}
+
+# Derive variables from build target
+if [ "$CONTEXT" = "dev" ]
+then
+    CONTEXT_INSTALLS="make vim bash-completion"
+    REQUIREMENTS_FILE="requirements_development.txt"
+elif [ "$CONTEXT" = "tests" ]
+then
+    CONTEXT_INSTALLS="make vim bash-completion"
+    REQUIREMENTS_FILE="requirements_development.txt"
+else
+    # Default is production target
+    CONTEXT_INSTALLS="libc-dev"
+    IGNORE_INSTALL_RECOMMENDS="--no-install-recommends"
+    REQUIREMENTS_FILE="requirements_production.txt"
+fi
+
+if [ "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE" != "" ]
+then
+    REQUIREMENTS_FILE="$REQUIREMENTS_FILE_OVERWRITE"
+fi
+
+# Apt-get
+apt-get -y update
+apt-get -y upgrade
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+apt-get install ${IGNORE_INSTALL_RECOMMENDS} -y \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    gcc \
+    libpq-dev \
+    libmagic1 \
+    mime-support \
+    ncat \
+    ${CONTEXT_INSTALLS}
+
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Requirements
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+. requirements/export_service_commits.sh
+pip install --no-cache-dir --requirement requirements/"${REQUIREMENTS_FILE}"