diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c26e96ca..bc0321ab 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # To run: docker run -v /path/to/wsgi.py:/var/www/indexd/wsgi.py --name=indexd -p 81:80 indexd
 # To check running container: docker exec -it indexd /bin/bash
 
-FROM quay.io/cdis/python-nginx:pybase3-1.4.1
+FROM quay.io/cdis/python-nginx:pybase3-1.4.2
 
 
 ENV appname=indexd
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ ENV appname=indexd
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add postgresql-libs postgresql-dev libffi-dev libressl-dev \
     && apk add linux-headers musl-dev gcc \
-    && apk add curl bash git vim
+    && apk add curl bash git vim logrotate
 
 COPY . /$appname
 COPY ./deployment/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini /etc/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini
 COPY ./deployment/uwsgi/wsgi.py /$appname/wsgi.py
+COPY clear_prometheus_multiproc /$appname/clear_prometheus_multiproc
 WORKDIR /$appname
 
 RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip \
diff --git a/clear_prometheus_multiproc b/clear_prometheus_multiproc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..eb03b942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clear_prometheus_multiproc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+
+rm -Rf $1
+mkdir $1
+chmod 755 $1
+chown 100:101 $1
diff --git a/deployment/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini b/deployment/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini
index 662beb76..3d46220a 100644
--- a/deployment/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/deployment/uwsgi/uwsgi.ini
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ wsgi-file=/indexd/wsgi.py
 plugins = python3
 vacuum = true
 pythonpath = /indexd/
+stats = 127.0.0.1:9191
+stats-http = true
+env = prometheus_multiproc_dir=/var/tmp/uwsgi_flask_metrics
+exec-asap = /indexd/clear_prometheus_multiproc /var/tmp/uwsgi_flask_metrics
 # Initialize application in worker processes, not master. This prevents the
 # workers from all trying to open the same database connections at startup.
 lazy = true