diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing.yaml
index 21619ac..611a147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 16
       - run: npm install -g yarn
       - run: yarn
+      - run: yarn build
       - run: sudo apt install redis-tools
       - run: chmod +x spawn_redis_server.sh test_local.sh
       - run: ./spawn_redis_server.sh &
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b472830..27ff562 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ FROM node:alpine
 WORKDIR /usr/app
 
 COPY package.json .
+COPY . .
 
 RUN yarn
-
-COPY . .
+RUN yarn build
 
 EXPOSE 6379
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["node"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["yarn app"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spawn_redis_server.sh b/spawn_redis_server.sh
index fc9dadf..de4563e 100755
--- a/spawn_redis_server.sh
+++ b/spawn_redis_server.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 # DON'T EDIT THIS!
 currentLoc=$(pwd)
 yarn app init --name "stockpile-db" --port 6379 --configpath $currentLoc/stockpile.json --dumppath $currentLoc/db/stockpile.db
-exec yarn app start --configpath $currentLoc/stockpile.json
+yarn app start --configpath $currentLoc/stockpile.json