diff --git a/DockerFileFolder/Dockerfile b/DockerFileFolder/Dockerfile
index e637bf6..01f8dbc 100644
--- a/DockerFileFolder/Dockerfile
+++ b/DockerFileFolder/Dockerfile
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ USER user
 # Copy the entire application code
 COPY --chown=user:user . /app
 
+# Debug: List contents of /app and /app/api
+RUN ls -la /app && echo "Contents of /app/api:" && ls -la /app/api
+
 # Install Python dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/api/requirements.txt
+
+# Debug: Check if requirements.txt exists
+RUN if [ -f "/app/api/requirements.txt" ]; then echo "requirements.txt exists"; else echo "requirements.txt does not exist"; fi
+
+# Attempt to install requirements
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/api/requirements.txt || echo "Failed to install requirements"
 
 # Install the application in editable mode using setup.py
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e .