diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 17fb5e68..ac910520 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . /usr/src/app
 
 # install requirements
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+RUN python3 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install poetry
-RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
-RUN poetry install --no-interaction --quiet
-
-# create uploads folder
-CMD mkdir /usr/src/app/uploads
+RUN . $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate && poetry install --no-interaction --quiet
 
 # run fittrackee server
 CMD flask run --with-threads -h 0.0.0.0
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b283bdda..84e6710a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ clean-install: clean
 
 ## Docker commands for evaluation purposes
 docker-bandit:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_BANDIT) -r fittrackee -c pyproject.toml
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee bandit -r fittrackee -c pyproject.toml
 
 docker-build:
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml build fittrackee
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ docker-build-client:
 docker-check-all: docker-bandit docker-lint-all docker-type-check docker-test-client docker-test-python
 
 docker-downgrade-db:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_FLASK) db downgrade --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS)
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee flask db downgrade --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS)
 
 docker-init: docker-run docker-init-db docker-restart docker-run-workers
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ docker-logs:
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml logs --follow
 
 docker-migrate-db:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_FLASK) db migrate --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS)
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee flask db migrate --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS)
 
 docker-rebuild:
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml build --no-cache
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ docker-restart:
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec -d fittrackee docker/run-workers.sh
 
 docker-revision:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_FLASK) db revision --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS) --message $(MIGRATION_MESSAGE)
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee flask db revision --directory $(DOCKER_MIGRATIONS) --message $(MIGRATION_MESSAGE)
 
 docker-run-all: docker-run docker-run-workers
 
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ docker-test-python: docker-run
 
 docker-type-check:
 	echo 'Running mypy in docker...'
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_MYPY) fittrackee
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee mypy fittrackee
 
 docker-up:
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml up fittrackee
 
 docker-upgrade-db:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee $(DOCKER_FTCLI) db upgrade
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml exec fittrackee ftcli db upgrade
 
 downgrade-db:
 	$(FLASK) db downgrade --directory $(MIGRATIONS)
diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 55751798..ab903dec 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ FTCLI = $(VENV)/bin/ftcli
 # Docker env
 export DOCKER_APP_DIR = /usr/src/app
 export DOCKER_MIGRATIONS = $(DOCKER_APP_DIR)/fittrackee/migrations
-export DOCKER_FLASK = /usr/local/bin/flask
-export DOCKER_FTCLI = /usr/local/bin/ftcli
-export DOCKER_BANDIT = /usr/local/bin/bandit
-export DOCKER_MYPY = /usr/local/bin/mypy
 
 # Node env
 NODE_MODULES = $(PWD)/fittrackee_client/node_modules
diff --git a/docker-compose-dev.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
index 4eed8d1c..ecca78ec 100644
--- a/docker-compose-dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-dev.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ services:
       - mail
     volumes:
       - .:/usr/src/app
-      - ./data/workouts:/usr/src/app/workouts
       - ./data/uploads:/usr/src/app/uploads
     networks:
       - fittrackee-net
diff --git a/docker/lint-python.sh b/docker/lint-python.sh
index b2425d53..486a4178 100755
--- a/docker/lint-python.sh
+++ b/docker/lint-python.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ cd /usr/src/app
 source .env
 
 mypy fittrackee
-pytest --flake8 --isort --black -m "flake8 or isort or black" fittrackee e2e --ignore=fittrackee/migrations
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+pytest --isort --black -m "isort or black" fittrackee e2e --ignore=fittrackee/migrations
+echo 'Running flake8...'
+flake8 fittrackee e2e
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