diff --git a/configs/docker/build/Dockerfile b/configs/docker/build/Dockerfile
index 336479e97fa6d7eb36ccccb0b0e6b8a6f3ba48d7..fb37f2078542e9434c18696030700f8ccd7e305f 100644
--- a/configs/docker/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/configs/docker/build/Dockerfile
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Etc/UTC apt-get -y install tzdata
 
 #build the conda env(s)
 #RUN conda env create --file conda-env-py3EWS-nobuilds.yml --prefix /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/conda/py3EWS
-RUN python3 -m venv ews_prod
-RUN source ews_prod/bin/activate;pip install -r requirements.txt
+RUN python3 -m venv /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/venv/ews_prod
+RUN source /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/venv/ews_prod/bin/activate;pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 #tidy
 #RUN rm -v conda-env-py3EWS-nobuilds.yml;