diff --git a/DOCKER/Dockerfile b/DOCKER/Dockerfile
index 1d92cfadf..c2031cf8e 100644
--- a/DOCKER/Dockerfile
+++ b/DOCKER/Dockerfile
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ USER tendermint
 ENV TMROOT $data_root
 
 # run tendermint
-CMD ["./run.sh"]
+CMD ["./DOCKER/run.sh"]
 
diff --git a/DOCKER/README.md b/DOCKER/README.md
index f1eb458ca..fcf2faaa1 100644
--- a/DOCKER/README.md
+++ b/DOCKER/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ mounting it.
 
 # To Play
 
+The commands should work from tendermint/tendermint or tendermint/tendermint/DOCKER,
+save the removal of DOCKER from the path.
+
 Get quickly caught up with the testnet: `FAST_SYNC=true ./DOCKER/docker.sh`
 
-Use a pre-existing `~/.tendermint`: `VC=~/.tendermint NO_BUILD=true ./docker.sh`
+Use a pre-existing `~/.tendermint`: `VC=~/.tendermint NO_BUILD=true ./DOCKER/docker.sh`
 
 This is like doing `-v ~/.tendermint:/data/tendermint`, but better.
 
-Use `NO_BUILD` to avoid waiting if the image is already built. If you don't use 
-`NO_BUILD`, you should be in `tendermint/tendermint`, and using `./DOCKER/docker.sh`
+Use `NO_BUILD` to avoid waiting if the image is already built. 
 
 Rerunning `docker.sh` will require you to delete the old containers:
 
@@ -26,6 +28,6 @@ If you don't use the `VC` option, your key will be deleted too
 
 To avoid deleting and recreating the data container, use
 
-`VD=true NO_BUILD=true ./docker.sh`
+`VD=true NO_BUILD=true ./DOCKER/docker.sh`
 
 Of course, once running, you can just control the main container with `docker stop mint` and `docker start mint`
diff --git a/DOCKER/docker.sh b/DOCKER/docker.sh
index f362212cf..96d9fc23a 100755
--- a/DOCKER/docker.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/docker.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 # don't build if you're impatient
 if [[ ! $NO_BUILD ]]; then
-	docker build -t mint .
+	if [ `basename $(pwd)` = DOCKER ]; then
+		docker build -t mint -f Dockerfile ..
+	else
+		docker build -t mint -f DOCKER/Dockerfile .
+	fi
 fi
 
 # create the data-only container