diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d7e7e19..b732444 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:rolling as base
 ENV LC_ALL="C.UTF-8" \
     LANG="C.UTF-8" \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" \
-    DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS="yes" \
-    PATH="/opt/conda/bin:$PATH"
+    DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS="yes"
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends \
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 # =============
 FROM base as conda
 
+ENV PATH="/opt/conda/bin:$PATH"
 RUN curl --silent --show-error --location \
     "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh" \
     --output "conda.sh" && \
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ RUN curl --silent --show-error --location \
 # Build packages
 # ==============
 FROM conda as builder
-
 RUN mamba install --yes "boa" "conda-verify"
 COPY recipes/conda_build_config.yaml /root/conda_build_config.yaml
 
@@ -112,12 +111,15 @@ RUN mamba install --yes --use-local \
     "r-saige" && \
     sync && \
     rm -rf /opt/conda/conda-bld && \
-    mamba clean --yes --all --force-pkgs-dirs && \
-    sync && \
-    find /opt/conda/ -follow -type f -name "*.a" -delete && \
-    sync
+    mamba clean --yes --all --force-pkgs-dirs
 
 # Final
 # =====
 FROM base
 COPY --from=install /opt/conda /opt/conda
+
+# Ensure that we can link to libraries installed via conda
+ENV PATH="/opt/conda/bin:$PATH" \
+    CPATH="/opt/conda/include:${CPATH}"
+RUN echo /opt/conda/lib > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/conda.conf && \
+    ldconfig
diff --git a/recipes/conda_build_config.yaml b/recipes/conda_build_config.yaml
index 3671e4b..16c3210 100644
--- a/recipes/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/recipes/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ zlib:
   - 1.2
 pin_run_as_build:
   python: x.x
+gcc_version:
+  - 13.2.0
diff --git a/src/gwas/src/gwas/vcf/_read.cpp b/src/gwas/src/gwas/vcf/_read.cpp
index 5adb471..6232892 100644
--- a/src/gwas/src/gwas/vcf/_read.cpp
+++ b/src/gwas/src/gwas/vcf/_read.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ struct RingBuffer {
     const ssize_t bytes_read =
         read(file_descriptor, data_.data() + actual_write_index, read_size);
     if (bytes_read < 0) {
-      // std::cerr << "Error reading from file descriptor" << std::endl;
       PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "Error reading from file descriptor");
       throw error_already_set();
     }