diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 790fb41..dceb8fd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 FROM python:3.14-alpine
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /usr/local/bin/
-WORKDIR /code/
+WORKDIR /app
 COPY pyproject.toml .
-RUN uv venv && uv pip install -r pyproject.toml
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+RUN uv venv $VIRTUAL_ENV && uv pip install -r pyproject.toml
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 COPY . .
 ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e68a31e..1dd7a11 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ services:
         ports:
             - "80:8000"
         volumes:
-            - .:/code:rw
+            - .:/app
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 94d3f3a..aee4d41 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
 
-. .venv/bin/activate
-
 if [ "$DJANGO_PRODUCTION_MODE" = "true" ]; then
   echo "starting production server ..."
   gunicorn --bind=0.0.0.0:8000 --workers=2 gaehsnitzproject.wsgi