diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 66648331..eb6a9dcd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p priv/models priv/static
 
 # copy application code and compile
 COPY lib lib
+COPY algo.md algo.md
 RUN mix compile
 
 # copy assets and build (JS/CSS changes don't require recompilation)
@@ -87,9 +88,6 @@ RUN mix assets.deploy
 # after compile so model retraining doesn't bust the compile cache
 COPY priv priv
 
-# algo.md is runtime documentation, not compiled
-COPY algo.md algo.md
-
 # runtime config doesn't require recompilation
 COPY config/runtime.exs config/