diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 3ebcbb21..c0c3e74a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 FROM datajoint/djlab:py3.8-debian
 
-USER root
-RUN apt-get update -y
-RUN apt-get install git -y
+USER anaconda:anaconda
 
-USER anaconda
+COPY ./workflow-array-ephys/apt_requirements.txt /tmp/
+RUN /entrypoint.sh echo "Installed dependencies."
 
 RUN mkdir /main/element-lab \
           /main/element-animal \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index e336ffe7..a3dd2168 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 FROM datajoint/djlab:py3.8-debian
 
-USER root
-RUN apt-get update -y
-RUN apt-get install git -y
+USER anaconda:anaconda
+
+COPY ./workflow-array-ephys/apt_requirements.txt /tmp/
+RUN /entrypoint.sh echo "Installed dependencies."
 
-USER anaconda
 WORKDIR /main/workflow-array-ephys
 
 # Option 1 - Install DataJoint's remote fork of the workflow and elements
diff --git a/apt_requirements.txt b/apt_requirements.txt
index 3daada47..c55e67b1 100644
--- a/apt_requirements.txt
+++ b/apt_requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-locales-all
\ No newline at end of file
+locales-all
+git
\ No newline at end of file