diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker_env/scripts/metplotpy_env.sh b/internal/scripts/docker_env/scripts/metplotpy_env.sh
index c828f8ec9..f40a571c3 100755
--- a/internal/scripts/docker_env/scripts/metplotpy_env.sh
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker_env/scripts/metplotpy_env.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BASE_ENV=metplus_base.${METPLUS_VERSION}
 
 mamba create -y --clone ${BASE_ENV} --name ${ENV_NAME}
 
-curl -o METcalcpy_requirements.txt https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy/refs/heads/develop/requirements.txt
-curl -o METplotpy_requirements.txt https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/refs/heads/develop/requirements.txt
-mamba install --yes --file METcalcpy_requirements.txt
-mamba install --yes --file METplotpy_requirements.txt
+git clone -b develop https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy
+git clone -b develop https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy
+mamba install --yes --file METcalcpy/requirements.txt
+mamba install --yes --file METplotpy/requirements.txt