diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..732af27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.dockerignore
+.git
+configs
+requirements.txt
+**/*.pyc
+**/__pycache__
+README.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1bcd2ce..dfb9a3b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 FROM python:alpine3.21
 
-WORKDIR /pgbot
-
+COPY requirements.txt .
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+WORKDIR /pgbot
 COPY . .
 
 CMD /pgbot/pgbot