diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b68b8fe..5e3f0f8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ COPY requirements.tx[t] /requirements.txt
 ### DEFAULT BOOTSTRAP BUILD CODE, RUN LOCALLY TO GENERATE requirements.txt ###
 # If requirements.txt exists and not empty, install the listed packages
 # If it doesn't exist or is empty, print a message and skip the installation
-RUN if [ -s requirements.txt ]; then \
+RUN if [ -s /requirements.txt ]; then \
         /venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r /requirements.txt; \
     else \
         echo "No requirements.txt found, skipping installation"; \