diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 44aa695ef..3d29f0677 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RUN set -x \
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/widevine_cdm
 COPY widevine_cdm/* /usr/local/bin/widevine_cdm/
 
+# Configure runtime environmental variables
+ENV LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libjemalloc.so.2"
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
 RUN python3 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
 ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
@@ -40,11 +42,7 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
     && uv pip install \
     --no-cache \
     --find-links "https://wheels.home-assistant.io/musllinux/" \
-    construct[extras]==2.10.70 \
-
-# Configure runtime environmental variables
-ENV LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libjemalloc.so.2"
-
+    construct[extras]==2.10.70
 
 LABEL \
     org.opencontainers.image.title="Music Assistant Base Image" \