diff --git a/mcp_server/Dockerfile b/mcp_server/Dockerfile
index e6b84c87..bcf87c8f 100644
--- a/mcp_server/Dockerfile
+++ b/mcp_server/Dockerfile
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install uv using the installer script
-ADD https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh /uv-installer.sh
-RUN sh /uv-installer.sh && rm /uv-installer.sh
-
-# Add uv to PATH
-ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin" sh
 
 # Configure uv for optimal Docker usage
 ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 \
@@ -30,8 +26,7 @@ RUN groupadd -r app && useradd -r -d /app -g app app
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
 
 # Install dependencies first (better layer caching)
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-dev
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/app/.cache/uv uv sync --frozen --no-dev
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY graphiti_mcp_server.py ./