diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b005868..da14fef 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ IMAGE_NAME=unixvoid/seedpod
 WEB_THEME=https://github.com/Secretmapper/combustion/archive/v0.6.2.tar.gz
 ALPINE_FS=https://cryo.unixvoid.com/bin/filesystem/alpine/linux-latest-amd64.rootfs.tar.gz
 OS_PERMS=sudo
+ROOT_DIR:=$(shell pwd)
 
 
 all: 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ aci_build: pull_actool
 	cp deps/config.ovpn seedpod-layout/rootfs/
 	cp deps/creds.x seedpod-layout/rootfs/
 	cp deps/settings.json seedpod-layout/rootfs/transmission/
-	cp deps/run.sh seedpod-layout/rootfs/
+	cp deps/start_server.sh seedpod-layout/rootfs/
 	cp deps/manifest.json seedpod-layout/manifest
 	./appc-v0.8.7/actool build seedpod-layout seedpod.aci
 	./appc-v0.8.7/actool --debug validate seedpod.aci
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ aci_build_web: pull_actool
 	cp deps/creds.x seedpod-layout/rootfs/
 	cp deps/settings.json seedpod-layout/rootfs/transmission/
 	cp -R deps/stage.tmp/theme/ seedpod-layout/rootfs/usr/share/transmission/web/
-	cp deps/run.sh seedpod-layout/rootfs/
+	cp deps/start_server.sh seedpod-layout/rootfs/
 	cp deps/manifest.json seedpod-layout/manifest
 	./appc-v0.8.7/actool build seedpod-layout seedpod.aci
 	./appc-v0.8.7/actool --debug validate seedpod.aci
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ docker_run:
 		--device=/dev/net/tun \
 		--dns=8.8.8.8 \
 		-p 9091:9091 \
+		-v $(ROOT_DIR)/deps/creds.x:/openvpn/creds.x:ro \
 		-v ~/Downloads/transmission/downloads:/transmission/downloads:rw \
 		-v ~/Downloads/transmission/incomplete:/transmission/incomplete:rw \
 		$(IMAGE_NAME)
diff --git a/deps/Dockerfile b/deps/Dockerfile
index 38446cb..99092fc 100644
--- a/deps/Dockerfile
+++ b/deps/Dockerfile
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ RUN apk --update add openvpn transmission-daemon
 RUN mkdir -p /transmission/downloads
 RUN mkdir -p /transmission/incomplete
 
-COPY config.ovpn /
-COPY creds.x /
+COPY config.ovpn /openvpn/
 COPY settings.json /transmission/
-COPY run.sh /
+COPY start_server.sh /
 
-CMD ["/run.sh"]
+CMD ["/start_server.sh"]
diff --git a/deps/Dockerfile.web b/deps/Dockerfile.web
index 5d865df..9983426 100644
--- a/deps/Dockerfile.web
+++ b/deps/Dockerfile.web
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 FROM alpine
 
+# install openvpn and the transmission-daemon
 RUN apk --update add openvpn transmission-daemon
+# create directories for downloaded files
 RUN mkdir -p /transmission/downloads
 RUN mkdir -p /transmission/incomplete
 
-COPY config.ovpn /
-COPY creds.x /
+# copy in openvpn configs
+COPY config.ovpn /openvpn/
 COPY settings.json /transmission/
+
+# copy in custom transmission theme
 COPY stage.tmp/theme/ /usr/share/transmission/web/
-COPY run.sh /
 
-CMD ["/run.sh"]
+# copy in runscript
+COPY start_server.sh /
+
+CMD ["/start_server.sh"]
diff --git a/deps/config.ovpn b/deps/config.ovpn
index adeef3e..7748423 100644
--- a/deps/config.ovpn
+++ b/deps/config.ovpn
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cipher aes-128-cbc
 auth sha1
 tls-client
 remote-cert-tls server
-auth-user-pass creds.x
+auth-user-pass /openvpn/creds.x
 comp-lzo
 verb 1
 reneg-sec 0
diff --git a/deps/run.sh b/deps/start_server.sh
similarity index 91%
rename from deps/run.sh
rename to deps/start_server.sh
index a99eefa..e9bc851 100755
--- a/deps/run.sh
+++ b/deps/start_server.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ iptables -I OUTPUT 1 -m owner --uid-owner root -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
 iptables -A OUTPUT -m mark ! --mark 0x1 ! -o tun+ -j DROP
 
 # start openvpn with killswitch whitelist mark
-openvpn --mark 1 --config /config.ovpn &
+openvpn --mark 1 --config /openvpn/config.ovpn &
 
 # start transmission
 transmission-daemon --foreground --config-dir /transmission