diff --git a/lib/pip.js b/lib/pip.js
index da4dd059..d5017e28 100644
--- a/lib/pip.js
+++ b/lib/pip.js
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ function dockerPathForWin(options, path) {
  *  then remove all comments and empty lines, and sort the list which
  *  assist with matching the static cache.  The sorting will skip any
  *  lines starting with -- as those are typically ordered at the
- *  start of a file ( eg: --index-url / --extra-index-url )
+ *  start of a file ( eg: --index-url / --extra-index-url ) or any
+ *  lines that start with -f or -i,  Please see:
+ * https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#requirements-file-format
  * @param {string} source requirements
  * @param {string} target requirements where results are written
  * @param {Object} options
@@ -297,7 +299,11 @@ function generateRequirementsFile(source, target, options) {
     if (req.startsWith('#')) {
       // Skip comments
       return false;
-    } else if (req.startsWith('--')) {
+    } else if (
+      req.startsWith('--') ||
+      req.startsWith('-f') ||
+      req.startsWith('-i')
+    ) {
       // If we have options (prefixed with --) keep them for later
       prepend.push(req);
       return false;
@@ -309,7 +315,9 @@ function generateRequirementsFile(source, target, options) {
   filteredRequirements.sort(); // Sort remaining alphabetically
   // Then prepend any options from above in the same order
   for (let item of prepend.reverse()) {
-    filteredRequirements.unshift(item);
+    if (item && item.length > 0) {
+      filteredRequirements.unshift(item);
+    }
   }
   fse.writeFileSync(target, filteredRequirements.join('\n') + '\n');
 }