diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 1784e250..f143d0d6 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     git \
     curl \
     build-essential \
-    python3 \
     python \
     libssl-dev \
     lrzsz \
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 
 # sexyz
 COPY docker/bin/sexyz /usr/local/bin
+RUN chmod +x /enigma-bbs/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
 # enigma storage mounts
 VOLUME /enigma-bbs/art
diff --git a/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 1e0927d2..1a6c6e3d 100644
--- a/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-prepopvols=("config" "mods" "art")
-bbspath=/enigma-bbs
-bbsstgp=/enigma-bbs-pre
-if [[ ! -f $bbspath/config/config.hjson ]]; then
+
+# Set some vars
+prepopvols=("config" "mods" "art") # these are folders which contain runtime needed files, and need to be represented in the host
+bbspath=/enigma-bbs # install location
+bbsstgp=/enigma-bbs-pre # staging location for prepopvals
+configname=config.hjson # this is the default name, this script is intended for easy get-go - make changes as needed
+
+# Setup happens when there is no existing config file
+if [[ ! -f $bbspath/config/$configname ]]; then
     for dir in "${prepopvols[@]}"
     do
         if [ -n "$(find "$bbspath/$dir" -maxdepth 0 -type d -empty 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
@@ -13,4 +18,9 @@ if [[ ! -f $bbspath/config/config.hjson ]]; then
     done
     ./oputil.js config new
 fi
-pm2-runtime main.js
\ No newline at end of file
+if [[ ! -f $bbspath/config/$configname ]]; then #make sure once more, otherwise pm2-runtime will loop if missing the config
+  echo "for some reason you have skipped configuration - enigma will not work. please run config"
+  exit 1
+else
+    pm2-runtime main.js
+fi
diff --git a/docs/installation/docker.md b/docs/installation/docker.md
index 39ce70df..13cf0985 100644
--- a/docs/installation/docker.md
+++ b/docs/installation/docker.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ docker run -it --rm -p 8888:8888 \
 -v "$(pwd)/art:/enigma-bbs/art" \
 -v "$(pwd)/mods:/enigma-bbs/mods" \
 -v "$(pwd)/mail:/mail" \
-enigmabbs:latest
+enigmabbs/enigmabbs:latest
 ```
 - Run it: \
 you can use the same command as above, just daemonize and drop interactiveness (we needed it for config but most of the time docker will run in the background)
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ docker run -d --rm -p 8888:8888 \
 -v "$(pwd)/art:/enigma-bbs/art" \
 -v "$(pwd)/mods:/enigma-bbs/mods" \
 -v "$(pwd)/mail:/mail" \
-enigmabbs:latest
-```
+enigmabbs/enigmabbs:latest
+````
 
 :bulb: Configuration will be stored in `$(pwd)/enigma-bbs/config`.