diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c29c42d..53f9b8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ RUN apt-get install ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 -y
 # -----------------------------------
 # Copy required files from repo into image
 COPY ./deepface /app/deepface
-COPY ./requirements_local /app/requirements.txt
+# even though we will use local requirements, this one is required to perform install deepface from source code
+COPY ./requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
+COPY ./requirements_local /app/requirements_local.txt
 COPY ./package_info.json /app/
 COPY ./setup.py /app/
 COPY ./README.md /app/
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ COPY ./README.md /app/
 # RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org deepface
 # -----------------------------------
 # install dependencies - deepface with these dependency versions is working
-RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org -r /app/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org -r /app/requirements_local.txt
 # install deepface from source code (always up-to-date)
 RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org -e .