diff --git a/docker/py/Dockerfile b/docker/py/Dockerfile
index 2dbb1dbf..6876dff1 100644
--- a/docker/py/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/py/Dockerfile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ RUN conda install gxx_linux-64 && \
 # install renku-python
 ENV RENKU_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK 1
 
-ENV PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.renku/bin
+ENV PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH:$HOME/.renku/bin
 
 ARG RENKU_VERSION
 RUN mkdir -p $HOME/.renku/bin && \
diff --git a/scripts/install-vscode.sh b/scripts/install-vscode.sh
index 032a8469..ed73717d 100644
--- a/scripts/install-vscode.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-vscode.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ VSCODE_VERSION=${VSCODE_VERSION:="3.10.2"}
 
 # code-server installation
 mkdir -p ~/.local/lib
+mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
 curl -fL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v${VSCODE_VERSION}/code-server-${VSCODE_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
-  | tar -C ~/.local/lib -xz 
+  | tar -C ~/.local/lib -xz
 mv ~/.local/lib/code-server-${VSCODE_VERSION}-linux-amd64 ~/.local/lib/code-server-${VSCODE_VERSION}
 ln -s ~/.local/lib/code-server-${VSCODE_VERSION}/bin/code-server ~/.local/bin/code-server