diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 7a29207..378f9fe 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ COPY notescriber /app/notescriber
 COPY notescriber.py /app/notescriber.py
 COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
 COPY .config.yaml /app/.config.yaml
+COPY load_model.py /app/load_model.py
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
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+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+RUN /app/load_model.py
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diff --git a/load_model.py b/load_model.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..274aac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import whisper
+model = whisper.load_model("base")
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