diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58c59c3efe7..0b037971c10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mltbenv/*
 config.env
 *.pyc
 data*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b3cad464e84..1e757c6bb36 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ FROM anasty17/mltb:latest
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 RUN chmod 777 /usr/src/app
 
+RUN python3 -m venv mltbenv
+
 COPY requirements.txt .
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
+RUN mltbenv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 9b2bf653cbe..50bd8615769 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-python3 update.py && python3 -m bot
+source mltbenv/bin/activate
+python3 update.py
+python3 -m bot