diff --git a/python/pyfunc-server/docker/Dockerfile b/python/pyfunc-server/docker/Dockerfile
index 71c5fbcc4..5d15693db 100644
--- a/python/pyfunc-server/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/pyfunc-server/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -26,17 +26,9 @@ ARG MODEL_DEPENDENCIES_URL
 RUN gsutil cp ${MODEL_DEPENDENCIES_URL} conda.yaml
 RUN conda env create --name merlin-model --file conda.yaml
 
-# Copy and install pyfunc-server and merlin-sdk dependencies
-COPY pyfunc-server /pyfunc-server
-COPY sdk /sdk
-ENV SDK_PATH=/sdk
-
-WORKDIR /pyfunc-server
-RUN /bin/bash -c ". activate merlin-model && pip uninstall -y merlin-sdk && pip install -r /pyfunc-server/requirements.txt"
-
 # Download and dry-run user model artifacts and code
 ARG MODEL_ARTIFACTS_URL
 RUN gsutil -m cp -r ${MODEL_ARTIFACTS_URL} .
-RUN /bin/bash -c ". activate merlin-model && python -m pyfuncserver --model_dir model --dry_run"
+RUN /bin/bash -c ". activate merlin-model && pyfuncserver --model_dir model --dry_run"
 
-CMD ["/bin/bash", "/pyfunc-server/run.sh"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", ". activate merlin-model && pyfuncserver --model_dir model"]
diff --git a/python/pyfunc-server/docker/base.Dockerfile b/python/pyfunc-server/docker/base.Dockerfile
index 0287e87b0..470f173de 100644
--- a/python/pyfunc-server/docker/base.Dockerfile
+++ b/python/pyfunc-server/docker/base.Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM condaforge/miniforge3:23.3.1-1
+FROM condaforge/miniforge3:23.11.0-0
 
 ENV GCLOUD_VERSION=405.0.1
 RUN wget -qO- https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-${GCLOUD_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xzf -