diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 18a818430..298ac07cc 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
     // Uncomment to connect as a non-root user if you've added one. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
     "remoteUser": "ftuser",
 
-    "postCreateCommand": "ln -s /freqtrade/.env /workspaces/freqtrade/.env && freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data/",
+    "postCreateCommand": "pip install --user -e . && freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data/",
+
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/freqtrade",
 
     "settings": {
         "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash",