diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 25b314a1115..8654e656a21 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ ENV CGO_ENABLED=0 \
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
 
+COPY go.mod go.sum /go/src/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/
+RUN go mod download
+
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
 
 RUN mkdir -p /output/usr/bin && \