diff --git a/DOCKER/Dockerfile b/DOCKER/Dockerfile
index 661c0577f50578ccc525cca1cbfb2a1279715067..1d4d05f27139085c8fc83d6ab6a45dbc85b155cf 100644
--- a/DOCKER/Dockerfile
+++ b/DOCKER/Dockerfile
@@ -9,24 +9,18 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     libgmp3-dev jq && \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# start script
-
-# install the wrapper/start script
-COPY DOCKER/start.sh /usr/local/bin/erisdb-wrapper
-
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # install tendermint
 
-# set the repo and install tendermint
+# set the repo and install tendermint -- should track vendored commit
 ENV REPO github.com/tendermint/tendermint
-ENV BRANCH 4ee387d0770ed379e2d524f7077938517b38cd7c
+ENV COMMIT 4ee387d0770ed379e2d524f7077938517b38cd7c
 # note, we want to lock in the same commit number
 #  as eris-db has vendored.
 RUN mkdir --parents $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 RUN git clone --quiet https://$REPO . && \
-  git checkout --quiet $BRANCH && \
+  git checkout --quiet $COMMIT && \
   go build -o /usr/local/bin/tendermint ./cmd/tendermint
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -58,19 +52,25 @@ RUN git clone --quiet https://$REPO . && \
 
 RUN rm -rf $GOPATH/src/* && \
   unset REPO && \
+  unset COMMIT && \
   unset BRANCH
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# start script
+
+# install the wrapper/start script
+COPY DOCKER/start.sh /usr/local/bin/erisdb-wrapper
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # chain manager scripts and default mint config
 
-ENV ECM_PATH /usr/local/lib/ecm/
+ENV ECM_PATH /usr/local/lib/ecm
 RUN mkdir -p $ECM_PATH
-COPY DOCKER/chain_* $ECM_PATH
-COPY DOCKER/config.toml $ECM_PATH
-COPY DOCKER/version.sh $ECM_PATH
+COPY DOCKER/chain_* $ECM_PATH/
+COPY DOCKER/config.toml $ECM_PATH/
+COPY DOCKER/version.sh $ECM_PATH/
 RUN chown -R eris $ECM_PATH
 
-
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # root dir
 
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ RUN mkdir --parents /home/$USER/.eris/blockchains/tendermint
 ENV TMROOT /home/$USER/.eris/blockchains/tendermint
 
 # run tendermint
-# really should be entrypoint but broken in API 1.19
 # ports: 1337:eris-db API; 46656:mint-peer; 46657:mint-rpc
 EXPOSE 1337
 EXPOSE 46656
 EXPOSE 46657
-CMD ["erisdb-wrapper"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["erisdb-wrapper"]
diff --git a/DOCKER/build.sh b/DOCKER/build.sh
index 9697d4aa5ea536157dd4a66297103283e9ce827d..f23e6c1d8c62837eb9bcb1a7bcb29644f191622b 100755
--- a/DOCKER/build.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/build.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+release_maj="0.10"
+release_min="0.10.1"
+
+start=`pwd`
+branch=${ERISDB_BUILD_BRANCH:=master}
 base=github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db
-release="0.10"
 repo=$GOPATH/src/$base
-branch=${ERISDB_BUILD_BRANCH:=develop}
-start=`pwd`
 
 cd $repo
 
-if [ "$DEV" != "true" ]; then
-	git checkout $branch
-	git pull origin
-fi
+# if [ "$DEV" != "true" ]; then
+# 	git checkout $branch
+# 	git pull origin
+# fi
 
 if [ "$ERISDB_BUILD_BRANCH" = "master" ]; then
-  docker build -t eris/erisdb:$release -f DOCKER/Dockerfile .
-  docker tag eris/erisdb:$release eris/erisdb:latest
+  docker build -t eris/erisdb:latest -f DOCKER/Dockerfile .
+  docker tag -f eris/erisdb:latest eris/erisdb:$release_maj
+  docker tag -f eris/erisdb:latest eris/erisdb:$release_min
 else
   docker build -t eris/erisdb:$branch -f DOCKER/Dockerfile .
 fi
 
-
 cd $start
diff --git a/DOCKER/chain_new.sh b/DOCKER/chain_new.sh
index ba21008e7dbe8b8eafd7cb58c0dd3f221cfdf03e..06bedab70500bda6596f4dabe0437f80af4d2c4b 100755
--- a/DOCKER/chain_new.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/chain_new.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ else
 	cp genesis.json $CHAIN_DIR/genesis.json
 fi
 
+
 # if no config was given, lay one with the given options
 if [ ! -f $CHAIN_DIR/config.toml ]; then
 	echo "running mintconfig $CONFIG_OPTS"
diff --git a/DOCKER/start.sh b/DOCKER/start.sh
index 2db7481ea86c849134c9c88046f847b6f1906a0e..f7c8d163638d2288b0a3b7c53dd0f47a801a3a32 100755
--- a/DOCKER/start.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/start.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ if [ "$CHAIN_ID" = "" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # TODO: deal with chain numbers
-# and eg. $CONTAINER_NAME 
+# and eg. $CONTAINER_NAME
 CHAIN_DIR="/home/$USER/.eris/blockchains/$CHAIN_ID"
 
 # set the tendermint directory
@@ -43,6 +42,51 @@ if [ ! $ECM_PATH ]; then
 	ECM_PATH=.
 fi
 
+#------------------------------------------------
+# dump key files if they are in env vars
+
+if [ -z "$KEY" ]
+then
+  echo "No Key Given"
+else
+  echo "Key Given. Writing priv_validator.json"
+	echo "$KEY" >> $CHAIN_DIR/priv_validator.json
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$GENESIS" ]
+then
+  echo "No Genesis Given"
+else
+  echo "Genesis Given. Writing genesis.json"
+	echo "$GENESIS" > $CHAIN_DIR/genesis.json
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$GENESIS_CSV" ]
+then
+  echo "No Genesis_CSV Given"
+else
+  echo "Genesis_CSV Given. Writing genesis.csv"
+  echo "$GENESIS_CSV" > $CHAIN_DIR/genesis.csv
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CHAIN_CONFIG" ]
+then
+  echo "No Chain Config Given"
+else
+  echo "Chain Config Given. Writing config.toml"
+	echo "$CHAIN_CONFIG" > $CHAIN_DIR/config.toml
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$SERVER_CONFIG" ]
+then
+  echo "No Server Config Given"
+else
+  echo "Server Config Given. Writing server_conf.toml"
+	echo "$SERVER_CONFIG" > $CHAIN_DIR/server_conf.toml
+fi
+
+#------------------------------------------------
+# export important vars
 
 export TMROOT
 export CHAIN_DIR
@@ -50,7 +94,6 @@ export NODE_ADDR
 export NODE_HOST
 export ECM_PATH  # set by Dockerfile
 
-
 # print the version
 bash $ECM_PATH/version.sh