diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa0a149..faa7b20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Latest
 
+- [Bugfix] Fix installing a locally cloned requirement repository
 - [Improvement] Add `--no-cache` option to `images build`
 - [Improvement] Make it possible to configure the notes service hostname
 
diff --git a/tutor/templates/build/openedx/Dockerfile b/tutor/templates/build/openedx/Dockerfile
index 08227ac..0dd73fb 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/build/openedx/Dockerfile
+++ b/tutor/templates/build/openedx/Dockerfile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ENV PATH ./node_modules/.bin:${PATH}
 
 # Install private requirements: this is useful for installing custom xblocks.
 COPY ./requirements/ /openedx/requirements
-RUN pip install -r /openedx/requirements/private.txt
+RUN cd /openedx/requirements/ && pip install -r ./private.txt
 
 # Create folder that will store *.env.json and *.auth.json files, as well as
 # the tutor-specific settings files.