diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 43c4ac91..962cb50c 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ tmp
 state
 build
 dist
+assets
 Godeps/_workspace/pkg
diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 3802b489..3355c155 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ RUN cd /usr/src/go/src && ./make.bash --no-clean 2>&1
 ENV GOROOT /usr/src/go
 ENV PATH $GOROOT/bin:$PATH
 
-RUN go clean -i net
-RUN go install -tags netgo std
-
 RUN mkdir -p /go/src /go/bin && chmod -R 777 /go
 ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH /go/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ff464ee..0f469fd9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-
 include common.make
 
 
 compile: bin/rancheros
 
+
 all: clean ros-build-base build-all
 
 
 ros-build-base:
 	docker build -t ros-build-base -f Dockerfile.base .
 
+
 ros-build-image:
 	docker build -t ros-build .
 
diff --git a/Makefile.docker b/Makefile.docker
index ce36c85b..2181eb13 100644
--- a/Makefile.docker
+++ b/Makefile.docker
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 
-DOCKER_BINARY_URL := https://github.com/rancher/docker/releases/download/v1.7.1-ros-1/docker-1.7.1
+DOCKER_BINARY_URL := https://github.com/rancher/docker/releases/download/v1.8.0-rc2-ros/docker-1.8.0-rc2
 
 include common.make
 
 
-bin/rancheros: bin
-	godep go build -tags netgo -ldflags "-X github.com/rancherio/os/config.VERSION $(VERSION) -linkmode external -extldflags -static" -o $@
+bin/rancheros:
+	mkdir -p bin
+	godep go build -tags netgo -installsuffix netgo -ldflags "-X github.com/rancherio/os/config.VERSION $(VERSION) -linkmode external -extldflags -static" -o $@
 	strip --strip-all $@
 
 
@@ -13,44 +14,46 @@ pwd := $(shell pwd)
 include scripts/build-common
 CD := $(BUILD)/cd
 
-assets bin $(DIST)/artifacts $(CD)/boot/isolinux:
-	mkdir -p $@
 
-
-DOCKER_BINARY := $(shell basename $(DOCKER_BINARY_URL))
-
-assets/$(DOCKER_BINARY): assets
-	cd assets && curl -OL "$(DOCKER_BINARY_URL)"
-
-assets/docker: assets/$(DOCKER_BINARY)
-	mv assets/$(DOCKER_BINARY) $@
+assets/docker:
+	mkdir -p assets
+	curl -L "$(DOCKER_BINARY_URL)" > $@
 	chmod +x $@
 
+
 copy-images:
 	./scripts/copy-images
 
-$(DIST)/artifacts/vmlinuz: $(DIST)/artifacts copy-images
+
+$(DIST)/artifacts/vmlinuz: copy-images
+	mkdir -p $(DIST)/artifacts
 	mv $(BUILD)/kernel/vmlinuz $@
 
 
 INITRD_DIR := $(BUILD)/initrd
 
-$(INITRD_DIR)/images.tar: bin/rancheros
-	FORCE_PULL=$(FORCE_PULL) INITRD_DIR=$(INITRD_DIR) ./scripts/mk-images-tar.sh
+
+$(BUILD)/images.tar: bin/rancheros os-config.yml
+	FORCE_PULL=$(FORCE_PULL) BUILD=$(BUILD) ./scripts/mk-images-tar.sh
 
 
-$(DIST)/artifacts/initrd: $(DIST)/artifacts bin/rancheros assets/docker copy-images $(INITRD_DIR)/images.tar
+$(DIST)/artifacts/initrd: bin/rancheros assets/docker copy-images $(BUILD)/images.tar
+	mkdir -p $(DIST)/artifacts
 	INITRD_DIR=$(INITRD_DIR) ./scripts/mk-initrd.sh
 
-$(DIST)/artifacts/rancheros.iso: $(DIST)/artifacts/initrd $(CD)/boot/isolinux
+
+$(DIST)/artifacts/rancheros.iso: $(DIST)/artifacts/initrd
 	CD=$(CD) ./scripts/mk-rancheros-iso.sh
 
+
 $(DIST)/artifacts/iso-checksums.txt: $(DIST)/artifacts/rancheros.iso
 	./scripts/mk-iso-checksums-txt.sh
 
+
 version:
 	@echo $(VERSION)
 
+
 build-all: \
 	bin/rancheros \
 	$(DIST)/artifacts/initrd \
@@ -59,4 +62,4 @@ build-all: \
 	$(DIST)/artifacts/iso-checksums.txt
 
 
-.PHONY: build-all version copy-images
+.PHONY: build-all version copy-images os-config.yml
diff --git a/scripts/copy-images b/scripts/copy-images
index ab98ce6a..82e9cc4a 100755
--- a/scripts/copy-images
+++ b/scripts/copy-images
@@ -10,18 +10,10 @@ VERSION=${VERSION:?"VERSION not set"}
 BUILD=${BUILD:?"BUILD not set"}
 
 
-CONTAINER_INITRDBASE=$(docker create rancher/os-initrdbase:${VERSION})
-cleanup_initrdbase() {
-    docker rm -v ${CONTAINER_INITRDBASE}
-}
-trap cleanup_initrdbase EXIT
-docker cp ${CONTAINER_INITRDBASE}:/initrd ${BUILD} # copies files to ${BUILD}/initrd
-
-
 CONTAINER_KERNEL=$(docker create rancher/os-kernel:${VERSION})
 cleanup_kernel() {
-    cleanup_initrdbase
     docker rm -v ${CONTAINER_KERNEL}
 }
 trap cleanup_kernel EXIT
+
 docker cp ${CONTAINER_KERNEL}:/kernel ${BUILD} # copies files to ${BUILD}/kernel
diff --git a/scripts/docker-run.sh b/scripts/docker-run.sh
index c1745d0d..c3bf3b8d 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-run.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-run.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-docker rm -fv ros-build > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-exec docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --name=ros-build ros-build "$@"
+DOCKER_ARGS=
+if [ -n "$BIND_DIR" ]; then
+    if [ "$BIND_DIR" = "." ]; then
+        BIND_DIR=$(pwd)
+    fi
+    DOCKER_ARGS="-t -v $BIND_DIR:/go/src/github.com/rancherio/os"
+fi
+
+docker rm -fv ros-build >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+exec docker run -i -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $DOCKER_ARGS --name=ros-build ros-build "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/mk-images-tar.sh b/scripts/mk-images-tar.sh
index 0eaf161d..25b20c91 100755
--- a/scripts/mk-images-tar.sh
+++ b/scripts/mk-images-tar.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ for i in `./ros c images -i os-config.yml`; do
     [ "${FORCE_PULL}" != "1" ] && docker inspect $i >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker pull $i;
 done
 
-docker save `./ros c images -i os-config.yml` > ${INITRD_DIR}/images.tar
+docker save `./ros c images -i os-config.yml` > ${BUILD}/images.tar
diff --git a/scripts/mk-initrd.sh b/scripts/mk-initrd.sh
index a2dd02dd..15f3db4c 100755
--- a/scripts/mk-initrd.sh
+++ b/scripts/mk-initrd.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@ set -ex
 cd $(dirname $0)/..
 . scripts/build-common
 
-mv ${BUILD}/kernel/lib ${INITRD_DIR}
-mv assets/docker       ${INITRD_DIR}
-cp os-config.yml       ${INITRD_DIR}
-cp bin/rancheros       ${INITRD_DIR}/init
+rm -rf ${INITRD_DIR}/{usr,init}
+mkdir -p ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/{bin,share/ros}
+
+cp -rf ${BUILD}/kernel/lib ${INITRD_DIR}/usr
+cp assets/docker           ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/bin/docker
+cp ${BUILD}/images.tar     ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/share/ros
+cp os-config.yml           ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/share/ros/
+cp bin/rancheros           ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/bin/ros
+ln -s usr/bin/ros          ${INITRD_DIR}/init
+
+docker export $(docker create rancher/docker:1.8.0-rc2) | tar xvf - -C ${INITRD_DIR} --exclude=usr/bin/dockerlaunch \
+                                                                                     --exclude=usr/bin/docker       \
+                                                                                     --exclude=usr/share/git-core   \
+                                                                                     --exclude=usr/bin/git          \
+                                                                                     --exclude=usr/bin/ssh          \
+                                                                                     --exclude=usr/libexec/git-core \
+                                                                                     usr
+
 cd ${INITRD_DIR} && find | cpio -H newc -o | lzma -c > ${DIST}/artifacts/initrd
diff --git a/scripts/mk-rancheros-iso.sh b/scripts/mk-rancheros-iso.sh
index 4b538eef..b7c288d1 100755
--- a/scripts/mk-rancheros-iso.sh
+++ b/scripts/mk-rancheros-iso.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set -ex
 cd $(dirname $0)/..
 . scripts/build-common
 
+mkdir -p ${CD}/boot/isolinux
+
 cp ${DIST}/artifacts/initrd                   ${CD}/boot
 cp ${DIST}/artifacts/vmlinuz                  ${CD}/boot
 cp scripts/isolinux.cfg                       ${CD}/boot/isolinux
diff --git a/scripts/run b/scripts/run
index 1fd16a62..c05c4a38 100755
--- a/scripts/run
+++ b/scripts/run
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ if [ ! -d ${INITRD_TMP} ]; then
     else
         xz -dc ${INITRD} | cpio -idmv
     fi
-    rm -f init
     popd
 fi