diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 922e51a7..aaad5366 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ In order to incorporate plugins into your docker container
 
 - Create a file "requirements.txt" with the desired python modules
 - Mount this file as a volume `-v $(pwd)/requirements.txt:/requirements.txt` (or add it as a volume in docker-compose file)
+- To mount the file in another location modify the `PIP_REQUIREMENTS_PATH` variable
 - The entrypoint.sh script execute the pip install command (with --user option)
 
 ## UI Links
diff --git a/script/entrypoint.sh b/script/entrypoint.sh
index 166f4837..df51ba10 100755
--- a/script/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/script/entrypoint.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ export \
   AIRFLOW__CORE__FERNET_KEY \
   AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES \
 
-# Install custom python package if requirements.txt is present
-if [ -e "/requirements.txt" ]; then
-    $(command -v pip) install --user -r /requirements.txt
+# Install custom python package if requirements.txt is present for the specified location
+: "${PIP_REQUIREMENTS_PATH:="/requirements.txt"}"
+if [ -e "$PIP_REQUIREMENTS_PATH" ]; then
+    $(command -v pip) install --user -r "$PIP_REQUIREMENTS_PATH"
 fi
 
 wait_for_port() {