diff --git a/api/docker-compose.yml b/api/docker-compose.yml
index 301c7f07..050f4f5e 100644
--- a/api/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/api/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: api
 services:
   api:
     build:
-      context: api
+      context: .
     ports:
         - "8008:8000"
     environment:
diff --git a/datastore/datastore/Dockerfile b/datastore/datastore/Dockerfile
index d249463e..95a58bc3 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore/Dockerfile
+++ b/datastore/datastore/Dockerfile
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 
 # copy source files, include via dockerignore
 COPY . /go-grpc-demo
-COPY ${PROTOFILES} /
 
 WORKDIR /go-grpc-demo
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b689a9f8..0ce426e4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ name: e-soh
 
 include:
   - path: ./api/docker-compose.yml
-    project_directory: ./api/
+    project_directory: ./api
   - path: ./datastore/docker-compose.yml
     project_directory: ./datastore
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