diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
index 71aeb479e..d6e332783 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ FROM node:7-slim
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 
-WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./package.json /app
 
-COPY ./package.json /app/
+WORKDIR /app
 
 RUN npm install && npm cache clean