diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index d1c78c1de..af332a630 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ RUN yum install -y wget gcc make bzip2 gcc-c++ ca-certificates \
     libglib2.0-0 libxext6 libsm6 libxrender1 \
     git mercurial subversion tar
 
-RUN conda install --file conda_requirements.txt
-
 RUN cd ./py_gnome
+
+RUN conda install --file conda_requirements.txt
 RUN python setup.py install
 
 #RUN cd ./documentation && make html
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