diff --git a/docker/sqkserver/Dockerfile b/docker/sqkserver/Dockerfile
index 9dfe5cf4..b9e5c623 100644
--- a/docker/sqkserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sqkserver/Dockerfile
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN git clone https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis.git
 
 # Copy the source code.
-COPY squeakserver ./squeakserver
-COPY proto ./proto
-COPY setup.py setup.cfg MANIFEST.in README.md ./
+COPY . ./
+
+# COPY proto files
+RUN cp -r proto/ squeakserver/proto
 
 # Copy the frontend build
-COPY frontend/squeak-node-frontend/build/ ./static/build
+RUN mkdir ./static && \
+	cp -r frontend/squeak-node-frontend/build/ ./static/build
 
 RUN python3 setup.py install
 
diff --git a/squeakserver/admin/webapp/app.py b/squeakserver/admin/webapp/app.py
index 625ef334..3742af0b 100644
--- a/squeakserver/admin/webapp/app.py
+++ b/squeakserver/admin/webapp/app.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def create_app(handler, username, password):
     # create and configure the app
     logger.info("Starting flask app from directory: {}".format(os.getcwd()))
-    root_path = 'squeakserver/admin/webapp'
+    # root_path = 'squeakserver/admin/webapp'
     # root_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    logger.info("Starting flask with root_path: {}".format(root_path))
+    #logger.info("Starting flask with root_path: {}".format(root_path))
     # readme = open("README.md", "r").read()
     # logger.info("Starting flask with README: {}".format(readme))
     # base_template = open("squeakserver/admin/webapp/templates/base.html", "r").read()
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def create_app(handler, username, password):
         __name__,
         static_folder='/app/static/build',
         static_url_path='/',
-        template_folder='templates',
-        root_path=root_path,
+        # template_folder='templates',
+        # root_path=root_path,
     )
     app.config.from_mapping(
         SECRET_KEY='dev',
diff --git a/squeakserver/proto/__init__.py b/squeakserver/proto/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b