diff --git a/mpi4py-nersc-version/Dockerfile b/mpi4py-nersc-version/Dockerfile
index 03ddff4..2b0acf4 100644
--- a/mpi4py-nersc-version/Dockerfile
+++ b/mpi4py-nersc-version/Dockerfile
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ RUN \
 
 RUN /sbin/ldconfig
 
-RUN python3 -m pip install mpi4py
+RUN python3 -m  pip install --break-system-packages --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir --no-binary=mpi4py mpi4py