diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2a8c343d..d3af2279 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
 RUN python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt && rm requirements.txt
-WORKDIR /opt/manim
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "-m", "manim"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f4ef6015..941b4edc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ services:
       - ${MANIM_PATH:?MANIM_PATH environment variable isn't set}:/opt/manim
     environment:
       - PYTHONPATH=/opt/manim
+    working_dir: /opt/manim