diff --git a/regtest/docker-compose.yml b/regtest/docker-compose.yml
index 2dd3ba32..b6b6c5e0 100644
--- a/regtest/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/regtest/docker-compose.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ services:
       - bitcoind:/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin
 
   lndserver:
-    image: lightninglabs/lnd:v0.17.0-beta
+    image: lightninglabs/lnd:v0.18.5-beta
     container_name: lndserver 
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ services:
           - loopserver
     volumes:
       - "lndserver:/root/.lnd"
+      - "loopserver:/root/loopserver"
     depends_on:
       - lndserver
     command:
@@ -82,8 +83,34 @@ services:
       - "--bitcoin.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://bitcoind:28332"
       - "--bitcoin.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://bitcoind:28333"
 
+  aperture:
+    build:
+      context: https://github.com/lightninglabs/aperture.git
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      args:
+        checkout: v0.3.8-beta
+    container_name: aperture
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      - loopserver
+      - etcd
+    networks:
+      regtest:
+        aliases:
+          - aperture
+    volumes:
+      - "lndserver:/root/.lnd"
+      - "loopserver:/root/loopserver"
+      - "aperture:/root/.aperture"
+    ports:
+      - "11018:11018"
+    entrypoint: [ "/bin/aperture" ]
+    command:
+      - "--configfile=/root/.aperture/aperture.yaml"
+
+
   lndclient:
-    image: lightninglabs/lnd:v0.17.0-beta
+    image: lightninglabs/lnd:v0.18.5-beta
     container_name: lndclient 
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -124,18 +151,37 @@ services:
           - loopclient
     volumes:
       - "lndclient:/root/.lnd"
+      - "aperture:/root/.aperture"
+      - "loopclient:/root/.loop"
     depends_on:
-      - lndclient
+      - aperture
     command:
       - "loopd"
+      - "--experimental"
       - "--network=regtest"
       - "--debuglevel=debug"
-      - "--server.host=loopserver:11009"
-      - "--server.notls"
+      - "--server.host=aperture:11018"
+      - "--server.tlspath=/root/.loop/aperture-tls.cert"
       - "--lnd.host=lndclient:10009"
       - "--lnd.macaroonpath=/root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/admin.macaroon"
       - "--lnd.tlspath=/root/.lnd/tls.cert"
 
+  etcd:
+    image: bitnami/etcd:3.3.12
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    container_name: etcd
+    hostname: etcd
+    networks:
+      regtest:
+        aliases:
+          - etcd
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "2379:2379"
+      - "2380:2380"
+    environment:
+      - ALLOW_NONE_AUTHENTICATION=yes
+
 networks:
   regtest:
 
@@ -143,3 +189,6 @@ volumes:
   bitcoind:
   lndserver:
   lndclient:
+  loopserver:
+  loopclient:
+  aperture:
diff --git a/regtest/regtest.sh b/regtest/regtest.sh
index 1dd66f30..1de11f82 100755
--- a/regtest/regtest.sh
+++ b/regtest/regtest.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ function setup() {
 
   lndclient openchannel --node_key $LNDSERVER --local_amt 16000000
   mine 6
+
+  docker cp aperture:/root/.aperture/tls.cert /tmp/aperture-tls.cert
+  chmod 644 /tmp/aperture-tls.cert
+  docker cp -a /tmp/aperture-tls.cert loopclient:/root/.loop/aperture-tls.cert
+
 }
 
 function stop() {
@@ -111,7 +116,6 @@ function copy_loopserver_files() {
   chmod 644 /tmp/loopserver-admin.macaroon
   docker cp -a /tmp/loopserver-admin.macaroon loopserver:/home/loopserver/admin.macaroon
 
-
   # copy invoices macaroon to loopserver
   docker cp lndserver:/root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/invoices.macaroon /tmp/loopserver-invoices.macaroon
   chmod 644 /tmp/loopserver-invoices.macaroon
@@ -137,8 +141,58 @@ function copy_loopserver_files() {
   chmod 644 /tmp/loopserver-walletkit.macaroon
   docker cp -a /tmp/loopserver-walletkit.macaroon loopserver:/home/loopserver/walletkit.macaroon
 
+  docker cp loopserver:/home/loopserver/tls.cert /tmp/loopserver-tls.cert
+  chmod 644 /tmp/loopserver-tls.cert
+  docker cp -a /tmp/loopserver-tls.cert aperture:/root/.aperture/loopserver-tls.cert
+
+  # create the aperture config and copy it to the aperture container.
+  write_aperture_config
+
+  docker cp /tmp/aperture.yaml aperture:/root/.aperture/aperture.yaml
 }
 
+
+function write_aperture_config() {
+ rm -rf /tmp/aperture.yaml
+ touch /tmp/aperture.yaml && cat > /tmp/aperture.yaml <<EOF
+listenaddr: '0.0.0.0:11018'
+staticroot: '/root/.aperture/static'
+servestatic: true
+debuglevel: trace
+insecure: false
+writetimeout: 0s
+
+servername: aperture
+autocert: false
+
+authenticator:
+ lndhost: lndserver:10009
+ tlspath: /root/.lnd/tls.cert
+ macdir:  /root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest
+ network: regtest
+
+etcd:
+ host: 'etcd:2379'
+ user:
+ password:
+
+services:
+ - name: loop
+   hostregexp: '^.*$'
+   pathregexp: '^/looprpc.*$'
+   address: 'loopserver:11009'
+   protocol: https
+   tlscertpath: /root/.aperture/loopserver-tls.cert
+   price: 1000
+   authwhitelistpaths:
+     - '^/looprpc.SwapServer/LoopOutTerms.*$'
+     - '^/looprpc.SwapServer/LoopOutQuote.*$'
+     - '^/looprpc.SwapServer/LoopInTerms.*$'
+     - '^/looprpc.SwapServer/LoopInQuote.*$'
+EOF
+}
+
+
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
   echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|info|loop"
 fi