diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ec6d35e..488d9f2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+COPY app/requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt
+
 RUN useradd -m -U -d /app notifications
 USER notifications
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY app/requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/requirements.txt
-
 COPY app /app
 
 CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]