diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 89fb8607f..79ab8afef 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN poetry export --with dev --without-hashes > dev-requirements.txt
 FROM alpine:3.17 as builder
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 RUN \
     echo 'installing dependencies' && \
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ RUN \
 FROM alpine:3.17 as image
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 COPY --from=builder /venv /venv
 # emulate activation by prefixing PATH
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/do-not-buffer-python-stdout-stderr-in-docker.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/do-not-buffer-python-stdout-stderr-in-docker.enhancement
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61dacc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/do-not-buffer-python-stdout-stderr-in-docker.enhancement
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't buffer python stdout/err in docker