diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index aa49f17..6ce36cf 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ COPY . ${HOME}
 WORKDIR ${HOME}
 
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && \
-    pip install -e . && \
     pip install click cryptography 
 
 RUN bash ./build_scripts/install_presentation_requirements.sh
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3e7f1bc..f4bf649 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	// open the default port for jupyter notebook
 	"forwardPorts": [8888],
 
-	"postCreateCommand": "python scripts/download_data.py"
+	"postCreateCommand": "pip install -e . && python scripts/download_data.py"
 
 	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
 	// "remoteUser": "root"