diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d17dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.venv
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 83f48b6..1353597 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . /app
 
 # Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 # Make port 10000 available to the world outside this container
 EXPOSE 10000