diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5daf552..5546a86 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ RUN apt update && \
 
 RUN pip install kaggle pandas seaborn scikit-learn
 
+RUN mkdir -p ~/.kaggle
+
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY dataset_stats.py /app/
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index bc899ac..dbe9cdf 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pipeline {
                     "KAGGLE_USERNAME=${env.KAGGLE_USERNAME}",
                     "KAGGLE_KEY=${env.KAGGLE_KEY}"
                 ]) {
-                    sh 'mkdir -p ../.kaggle'  // Create .kaggle directory if needed
                     sh 'echo \'{"username": "${KAGGLE_USERNAME}", "key": "${KAGGLE_KEY}"}\' > ~/.kaggle/kaggle.json'
                     sh "python3 IUM_02.py"
                 }