diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5d5e1d6..e531f4e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,24 +3,29 @@ FROM python:3.9-slim
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV GROQ_API_KEY "add your GROQ API key here"
-# ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
-# ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV="/opt/venv"
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Set work directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    gcc \
-    python3-dev \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#     gcc \
+#     python3-dev \
+#     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create and activate virtual environment
-# RUN python -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Copy requirements file
 COPY requirements.txt .
 
+# Create and activate virtual environment
+RUN python -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+
 # Install Python dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt