diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 400859f4e..2120e957b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
             - .github/actions/load-image/action.yml
 
             - src/**
+            - docker/**
             - qe.ipynb
             - setup.cfg
             - pyproject.toml
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ on:
             - .github/actions/load-image/action.yml
 
             - src/**
+            - docker/**
             - qe.ipynb
             - setup.cfg
             - pyproject.toml
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 0e6d4006c..91caf41c1 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 FROM base-image
 
-
 # Copy whole repo and pre-install the dependencies and app to the tmp folder.
 # In the before notebook scripts the app will be re-installed by moving it to the app folder.
 ENV PREINSTALL_APP_FOLDER ${CONDA_DIR}/aiidalab-qe
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ USER ${NB_USER}
 RUN cd ${PREINSTALL_APP_FOLDER} && \
      # Remove all untracked files and directories. For example the setup lock flag file.
      git clean -fx && \
-     pip install . --no-cache-dir && \
+     # It is important to install from `aiidalab install` to mimic the same installation operation from the app store.
+     aiidalab install --yes --python "/opt/conda/bin/python" "quantum-espresso@file://${PREINSTALL_APP_FOLDER}" && \
      fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
      fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b908cbe55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import setuptools
+
+setuptools.setup()