diff --git a/aries-mobile-tests/Dockerfile.harness b/aries-mobile-tests/Dockerfile.harness
index 8f5ec1a..a7f2f94 100644
--- a/aries-mobile-tests/Dockerfile.harness
+++ b/aries-mobile-tests/Dockerfile.harness
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 RUN \
     echo "==> Install stuff not in the requirements..."   && \
+    pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir \
-        aiohttp \
+        aiohttp && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir \
          python-decouple