diff --git a/deployment/deploy.sh b/deployment/deploy.sh
index eb3e95e..8d962c0 100755
--- a/deployment/deploy.sh
+++ b/deployment/deploy.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ git clone -b $BEC_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
 # install BEC
 cd bec
 source ./bin/install_bec_dev.sh
-
 cd ../
+
+pip install -e ./pxiii-bec
+
 # start the BEC server
 bec-server start --config ./pxiii-bec/deployment/bec-server-config.yaml