diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel8.2 b/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel8.2
index 0e76a12805..141a80cb50 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel8.2
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel8.2
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 FROM ran-base:latest AS phy-sim-build
 
+RUN rm -Rf /oai-ran
+WORKDIR /oai-ran
+COPY . .
+
 #run build_oai to build the target image
 RUN /bin/sh oaienv && \ 
     cd cmake_targets && \