diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from golang:1.25-alpine as builder
-env KNOT_REPO_SCAN_PATH=/home/git/repositories
 env CGO_ENABLED=1
 
 arg TAG='v1.13.0-alpha'
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ run git clone -b ${TAG} https://tangled.org/@tangled.org/core .
 run go build -o /usr/bin/knot -ldflags '-s -w -extldflags "-static"' ./cmd/knot
 
 from alpine:latest
+env KNOT_REPO_SCAN_PATH=/home/git/repositories
 expose 5555
 expose 22