diff --git a/containers/docker/Dockerfile b/containers/docker/Dockerfile
index df1111062fe9c6d24481db7adb8cba7d61691e77..1157a744c5910567ff42c67b99881ed582cc4d6e 100644
--- a/containers/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 COPY --from=np-tmcode-run-dev /root /root
 # remove everything which is not needed to run the codes
 RUN cd /root/np-tmcode && find build -name "*.o" -exec rm -v \{\} \; && find build -name "*.gcno" -exec rm -v \{\} \; && cd src && rm -rvf cluster libnptm trapping include sphere Makefile make.inc README.md && cd .. && rm -rvf containers && cd doc && rm -rvf src && cd build/latex && rm -rvf *.tex *.out *.sty *.ind *.log *.toc *.ilg *.idx *.aux *.eps Makefile class*.pdf
+# move the installed software to /usr/local
+RUN mv /root/np-tmcode /usr/local
 
 
 # create the container on which the np-tmcode is installed,