diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3dda5484..d8a11352 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get -y upgrade \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc python3-dev git && \
     && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && mkdir -p /usr/src/app
 
-RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 COPY requirements.txt /usr/src/app/