diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2548abf..66dc4a8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:focal
+FROM ubuntu:jammy
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV VENV=${VENV:-"venv"}
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
     git \
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 COPY .teuthology.yaml /root
 WORKDIR /teuthology_api
 COPY . /teuthology_api/
-RUN pip3 install -e .
+RUN python3 -m venv ${VENV}
+RUN /teuthology_api/${VENV}/bin/pip3 install -e .
 RUN mkdir /archive_dir/
 
-CMD sh /teuthology_api/start_container.sh
+ENTRYPOINT /teuthology_api/start_container.sh
diff --git a/start_container.sh b/start_container.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c6559d6..2d9919c
--- a/start_container.sh
+++ b/start_container.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/bash
 set -ex
 trap exit TERM
 
 HOST=${TEUTHOLOGY_API_SERVER_HOST:-"0.0.0.0"}
 PORT=${TEUTHOLOGY_API_SERVER_PORT:-"8082"}
+VENV=${VENV:-"venv"}
 
-
+source ${VENV}/bin/activate
 cd /teuthology_api/src/
 
 if [ "$DEPLOYMENT" = "development" ]; then