diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 700df17be..9a0224bdc 100755
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get clean
 	
 # copy context : should be a YaCy git repository (remote or locally cloned)
 # context can also be obtained from extracted sources archive, but version number will be default to 1.83/9000 when building
-COPY . /opt/yacy_search_server
+COPY ./ /opt/yacy_search_server/
 
 # trace content of copied directory
 RUN ls /opt/yacy_search_server