diff --git a/INSTALL/Docker/Dockerfile b/INSTALL/Docker/Dockerfile
index df4cfd0..b598e94 100644
--- a/INSTALL/Docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/INSTALL/Docker/Dockerfile
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ ENV GEANT4_DATA_DIR=/root/gears/INSTALL/Geant4/data
 # https://superuser.com/a/367280
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;32m\]\u@Geant4:\[\e[0;34m\]\w \[\e[0;31m\]\$\[\e[m\] "
 ENV TERM="xterm-256color"
+
+# prefer user compiled gears over gears compiled here
+ENV PATH=/root/gears:$PATH
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