diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9a199b2..8c90b18 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ RUN conda clean --all
 SHELL ["conda", "run", "-n", "geant", "/bin/bash", "-c"]
 
 ARG VMC_DIR=$APPS_DIR/vmc
+RUN mkdir $VMC_DIR
 RUN git clone http://github.com/vmc-project/vmc.git $VMC_DIR/git_source && \
-    cd $VMC_DIR && \
+    cd $VMC_DIR/git_source && \
     git checkout v2-0 && \
+    cd .. && \
     mkdir build && \
     cd build && \
     cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$VMC_DIR $VMC_DIR/git_source && \
     make -j4 && \
     make install && \
+    cd .. && \
     rm -rf build git_source