diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 353fea4..1f74124 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ RUN apt-get update \
      && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade -y \
     gcc \
     libnetcdf-dev \
-    libhdf5-dev \
-    hdf5-helpers \
+    #libhdf5-dev \
+    #hdf5-helpers \
     && pip3 install --upgrade pip \
     && pip3 install cython \
-    && apt-get clean
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && pip3 install poetry
 
 # Create a new user
 RUN adduser --quiet --disabled-password --shell /bin/sh --home /home/dockeruser --gecos "" --uid 1000 dockeruser
@@ -27,13 +28,23 @@ ARG DIST_PATH
 
 USER root
 RUN mkdir -p /worker && chown dockeruser /worker
+COPY ../pyproject.toml /worker 
 USER dockeruser
+
 WORKDIR /worker
 
+ENV PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:${PWD}
+
 COPY --chown=dockeruser $DIST_PATH $DIST_PATH
 USER dockeruser
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --force --user --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ $SOURCE \
-    && rm -rf $DIST_PATH
+#RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --force --user --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ $SOURCE \
+#    && rm -rf $DIST_PATH
 
+#install poetry as root
+USER root
+RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+RUN poetry install --no-dev
+
+USER dockeruser
 # Run the Batchee Harmony service
 ENTRYPOINT ["batchee_harmony"]
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