diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c8140ffc3..24b4c48cd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 FROM python:3.10
 
-RUN pip install poetry
-
-WORKDIR /app 
-
-COPY . .
+COPY . /app
 
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 WORKDIR /app/litellm/proxy 
 
-RUN python proxy_cli.py --config -f /app/secrets_template.toml
-
-RUN python proxy_cli.py
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+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash", "/app/litellm/proxy/start.sh" ]
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diff --git a/litellm/proxy/start.sh b/litellm/proxy/start.sh
index 09357679ca..5863661084 100755
--- a/litellm/proxy/start.sh
+++ b/litellm/proxy/start.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-python3 proxy_cli.py --config -f ../../secrets_template.toml & 
+#!/bin/bash
+python3 proxy_cli.py --config -f ../../secrets_template.toml
 python3 proxy_cli.py
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