diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-months-brake.md b/.changeset/eleven-months-brake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f79e81324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-months-brake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/python": patch
+---
+
+Fixed the bug where you can only specify the requirements file as top level
diff --git a/packages/python/src/extension.ts b/packages/python/src/extension.ts
index 53b5c2c8cf..f59bce5037 100644
--- a/packages/python/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/python/src/extension.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class PythonExtension implements BuildExtension {
         image: {
           instructions: splitAndCleanComments(`
             # Copy the requirements file
-            COPY ${this.options.requirementsFile} .
+            COPY ${this.options.requirementsFile} ${this.options.requirementsFile}
             # Install dependencies
             RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r ${this.options.requirementsFile}
           `),