diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ef571889a81943bc5fd8bb04e4ea64d4945e19ff..bd62587c3f58d99d5969487c39eca9dca38ce0e3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ RUN /bin/bash e3.bash -c mod
 # install pyepics
 RUN pip3 install pyepics
 
+# load e3 tools on .bashrc
+echo "export EPICS_SRC=/root/e3" > /root/.bashrc
+echo "source /home/e3/tool/setenv" > /root/.bashrc
+
 CMD "/bin/bash"