diff --git a/docker-files/api_base/Dockerfile b/docker-files/api_base/Dockerfile
index 889513272..a9ed15d05 100644
--- a/docker-files/api_base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-files/api_base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 #
 # api_base Dockerfile
-# Author anandkumarpatel
-##
+#
 
 # Pull base image.
 FROM registry.runnable.com/runnable/base:latest
 
-WORKDIR /
+# Node.js @ 10.28
+$ npm     @  2.1.8
+
+# install required packages
+#    lsof: required for open file monitoring
 
-# Installing Node.js
-RUN wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.29/node-v0.10.29.tar.gz
-RUN tar xvf node-v*.tar.gz
-WORKDIR node-v0.10.29/
-RUN ./configure
-RUN make -j16
-RUN make install
+RUN wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.28/node-v0.10.28.tar.gz \
+  && tar xvf node-v*.tar.gz \
+  && cd node-v0.10.28 \
+  && ./configure \
+  && make -j16 \
+  && make install \
+  && npm install -g npm@2.1.8 \
+  && apt-get install lsof
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/routes/instances/index.js b/lib/routes/instances/index.js
index ff426564a..700d9ed4c 100644
--- a/lib/routes/instances/index.js
+++ b/lib/routes/instances/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var github = require('middlewares/apis').github;
 var docker = require('middlewares/apis').docker;
 var mavis = require('middlewares/apis').mavis;
 var sauron = require('middlewares/apis').sauron;
-var isInternal = require('middlewares/is-internal-request.js');
 var runnable = require('middlewares/apis').runnable;
 var hosts = require('middlewares/redis').hosts;
 var userStoppedContainer = require('middlewares/redis').userStoppedContainer;
@@ -562,11 +561,12 @@ app.post('/instances/:id/actions/copy',
 );
 
 /** Creates a container (instance.container) from the current instance build (instance.build)
- *  @event PUT rest/instances/:id/a
+ - *  @event PUT rest/instances/:id/a
+ + * THIS IS ALSO USED INTERNALLY
+ + *  @event POST rest/instances/:id/actions/redeploy
  *  @params id: instance id
  */
 app.post('/instances/:id/actions/redeploy',
-  isInternal,
   findInstance,
   flow.or(
     me.isOwnerOf('instance'),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57bb04367..283e45bd3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@
     "sauron": "git+ssh://git@github.com:codenow/sauron#v0.0.8",
     "server-destroy": "^1.0.0"
   },
-  "engine": "node >= 0.10.5",
+  "engineStrict": true,
+  "engine": {
+    "node" : "0.10.28",
+    "npm" : "2.1.8"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "test-watch": "echo use 'bdd-watch' or 'unit-watch'",
     "_bdd": "npm run clear; NODE_PATH=./lib NODE_ENV=test lab -v -l -m 200 -e test",