diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index 2dc2f2b..82f88e5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 FROM balenalib/%%RESIN_MACHINE_NAME%%-alpine:latest
 
-RUN apk update && apk add bash py-pip lockfile-progs --no-cache && \
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+RUN apk update && apk add bash python3 lockfile-progs --no-cache && \
+    python3 -m venv venv && \
+    source venv/bin/activate && \
     pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install flask
 
-WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-
 COPY . ./
 
 CMD ["bash", "start.sh"]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 2bc464f..35f05e6 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+source venv/bin/activate
+
 python server.py &
 for ((i=1;i<=5;i++));
 do