diff --git a/for_tests/Dockerfile b/for_tests/Dockerfile
index 8c183ef18bfa32a55efae5ba6f3fbd0dc8e0a4cb..8af60a26fef829dfae26fdc39b70015790b7e3e9 100644
--- a/for_tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/for_tests/Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ RUN ln -s /tmp/prokka/bin/prokka /usr/local/bin
 WORKDIR /tmp
 RUN git clone https://github.com/soedinglab/MMseqs2.git
 WORKDIR /tmp/MMseqs2
-RUN mkdir build && cd build
+RUN mkdir build
+WORKDIR /tmp/MMseqs2/build
 RUN cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=. ..
 RUN make && make install 
 RUN ln -s /tmp/MMseqs2/build/bin/mmseqs /usr/local/bin