diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
index 29d75d19d..f16b02389 100644
--- a/.gitpod.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 FROM gitpod/workspace-full
                     
 USER gitpod
-
-RUN pip3 install -U platformio
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 50d9a86d9..170b688e0 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 tasks:
-  - before: platformio upgrade
-  - command: platformio run -e tasmota
+  - command: pip3 install -U platformio && platformio run -e tasmota
 
 image:
   file: .gitpod.Dockerfile