diff --git a/scripts/dependencies.sh b/scripts/dependencies.sh
index 018b9620e2..18addc8ee5 100755
--- a/scripts/dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/dependencies.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function compile_cairo_native_runtime() {
     fi
 
     # Then we clone and build the runtime from the repo
-    $SUDO git clone https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo_native.git
+    git clone https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo_native.git
     pushd ./cairo_native || exit 1
     git switch v0.2.0-alpha.2 --detach
     cargo build -p cairo-native-runtime --release --all-features --quiet
diff --git a/scripts/sequencer-ci.Dockerfile b/scripts/sequencer-ci.Dockerfile
index 77a9902dff..d27157f4b5 100644
--- a/scripts/sequencer-ci.Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/sequencer-ci.Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ RUN echo "%${USERNAME}        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers.d/d
 
 USER ${USERNAME}
 
+WORKDIR /app
+
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/var/tmp/rust
 ENV CARGO_HOME=${RUSTUP_HOME}
 ENV PATH=$PATH:${RUSTUP_HOME}/bin