diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f51ac11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.graph_dumps
diff --git a/Dockerfile_hpu b/Dockerfile.hpu
similarity index 73%
rename from Dockerfile_hpu
rename to Dockerfile.hpu
index 5c2bd48..8c5d0ae 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_hpu
+++ b/Dockerfile.hpu
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ENV OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none
 ENV PT_HPU_LAZY_ACC_PAR_MODE=0
 ENV PT_HPU_ENABLE_LAZY_COLLECTIVES=1
 
-# Install essential Linux packages and ffmpeg
+# Install essential Linux packages
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" TZ=Etc/UTC
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     tzdata \
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     python3-pip \
     openssh-server \
     vim \
-    git \
     iputils-ping \
     net-tools \
     protobuf-compiler \
@@ -26,10 +25,13 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ffmpeg \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy the Whisper repo contents
-ADD whisper /root/whisper
+# Add Whisper repo contents
+ADD . /root/whisper
 WORKDIR /root/whisper
 
-# Install Python packages from Whisper requirements
+# Copy requirements.txt explicitly
+COPY requirements.txt /root/whisper/requirements.txt
+
+# Install Python packages from requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && pip install -r requirements.txt \
+    && pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe1b603..afa9175 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ print(result.text)
 ### Build the Docker Image
 
 ```bash
-docker build -t whisper_hpu:latest -f Dockerfile_hpu .
+docker build -t whisper_hpu:latest -f Dockerfile.hpu .
 ```
 
-In the `Dockerfile_hpu`, we use the `vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.17.0/ubuntu22.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.3.1:latest` base image, make sure to replace it with the appropriate version for your environment if needed.
+In the `Dockerfile.hpu`, we use the `vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.17.0/ubuntu22.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.3.1:latest` base image, make sure to replace it with the appropriate version for your environment if needed.
 See the [PyTorch Docker Images for the Intel® Gaudi® Accelerator](https://developer.habana.ai/catalog/pytorch-container/) for more information.
 
 ### Run the Container