diff --git a/templates/docker-debian.in b/templates/docker-debian.in
index f17b199..4cb8547 100644
--- a/templates/docker-debian.in
+++ b/templates/docker-debian.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ COPY cmbenv /home/cmbenv/
 
 # Precompile all python modules
 
-RUN python3 -m compileall -q "@AUX_PREFIX@/lib/python@PYVERSION@/site-packages"
+RUN python3 -m compileall -q "@AUX_PREFIX@/lib/python@PYVERSION@/site-packages" -x ".*jinja.*"
 
 # ======================================
 
diff --git a/templates/docker-ubuntu.in b/templates/docker-ubuntu.in
index 6d354c9..c0a7a93 100644
--- a/templates/docker-ubuntu.in
+++ b/templates/docker-ubuntu.in
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "@AUX_PREFIX@/lib/python@PYVERSION@/site-packages"
 
 # Precompile all python modules
 
-RUN python3 -m compileall -q "@AUX_PREFIX@/lib/python@PYVERSION@/site-packages"
+RUN python3 -m compileall -q "@AUX_PREFIX@/lib/python@PYVERSION@/site-packages" -x ".*jinja.*"
 
 # ======================================