diff --git a/pricenode/docker/Dockerfile b/pricenode/docker/Dockerfile
index cc195cd63b5..f28d57cb31d 100644
--- a/pricenode/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/pricenode/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
+# first the builder builds the executables
 ###
-# The directory of the Dockerfile should contain your 'hostname' and 'private_key' files.
-# In the docker-compose.yml file you can pass the ONION_ADDRESS referenced below.
-###
-
-# pull base image
-FROM openjdk:8-jdk
+FROM gradle:jdk11 as builder
+ARG BISQ_URL
+ARG BISQ_BRANCH
+RUN git clone $BISQ_URL
+WORKDIR /home/gradle/bisq/
+# git sometimes complains about this, can be bogus because we're not going to commit things
+RUN git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
+RUN git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+RUN git fetch origin $BISQ_BRANCH && git checkout $BISQ_BRANCH
+RUN git rev-parse --verify HEAD > git_head.txt
+RUN ./gradlew :pricenode:installDist  -x test < /dev/null
+RUN chmod +x ./pricenode/build/app/bin/bisq-pricenode
 
+# then the actual image is created, without gradle, using just the artifacts from the builder
+###
+FROM openjdk:10
+EXPOSE 8000
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     vim \
     tor \
     fakeroot \
     sudo \
     openjfx && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-RUN git clone https://github.com/bisq-network/pricenode.git
-WORKDIR /pricenode/
-RUN ./gradlew assemble
-
+# copy the seednode artifact from the builder to the final container
+RUN mkdir /home/bisq
+COPY --from=builder /home/gradle/bisq/pricenode/build/app/bin/bisq-pricenode /home/bisq/bin/bisq-pricenode
+COPY --from=builder /home/gradle/bisq/pricenode/build/app/lib /home/bisq/lib/
+COPY --from=builder /home/gradle/bisq/git_head.txt /home/bisq/git_head.txt
+WORKDIR /home/bisq/
 COPY loop.sh start_node.sh start_tor.sh ./
 COPY hostname private_key /var/lib/tor/
 COPY torrc /etc/tor/
 RUN  chmod +x *.sh && chown debian-tor:debian-tor /etc/tor/torrc /var/lib/tor/hostname /var/lib/tor/private_key
-
 CMD ./start_tor.sh && ./start_node.sh
-#CMD tail -f /dev/null
+
diff --git a/pricenode/docker/README.md b/pricenode/docker/README.md
index 5f7a4e6d11f..973c3681ea9 100644
--- a/pricenode/docker/README.md
+++ b/pricenode/docker/README.md
@@ -1,43 +1,26 @@
-Needed information to start a pricenode
-==
+# Needed information to start a pricenode
 
-Copy to this directory:
---
+## Copy to this directory
 
-* a tor `hostname` file, containing your onion address
-* a tor `private_key` file, containing the private key for your tor hidden service
+- a tor `hostname` file, containing your onion address
+- a tor `private_key` file, containing the private key for your tor hidden service
 
-Edit docker-compose.yml:
---
+## Edit docker-compose.yml
 
-* fill in your public and private api keys (needs a btcaverage developer subscription)
+- fill in your public and private api keys (needs a bitcoinaverage.com developer subscription at the moment)
+- optionally: update BISQ_URL and BISQ_BRANCH
 
-Needed software to start a pricenode
-==
+## Needed software to start a pricenode
 
-* docker
-* docker-compose
+- docker
+- docker-compose
 
-How to start
-==
+## How to start
 
 `docker-compose up -d`
 
-
-How to monitor
-==
+## How to monitor
 
 See if it's running: `docker ps`
 
 Check the logs: `docker-compose logs`
-
-
-Notes when using CoreOs
-==
-
-Using CoreOs as host OS is entirely optional!
-
-* the cloudconfig.yml file is a configuration file for starting a coreos machine
-from scratch.
-* when installing a Coreos server, docker-compose needs to be additionally installed next to the
-already provided docker installation
diff --git a/pricenode/docker/docker-compose.yml b/pricenode/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 9ecdb846884..0b9bfe772d8 100644
--- a/pricenode/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/pricenode/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ version: '3'
 
 services:
     pricenode:
+        container_name: pricenode
         restart: unless-stopped
         build:
             context: .
+            args:
+                - BISQ_URL=https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq.git
+                - BISQ_BRANCH=master
         image: bisq:pricenode
         ports:
             - 80:80
diff --git a/pricenode/docker/loop.sh b/pricenode/docker/loop.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1720f6eed90..c48fb7c8561
--- a/pricenode/docker/loop.sh
+++ b/pricenode/docker/loop.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 while true
 do
 echo `date`  "(Re)-starting node"
-BITCOIN_AVG_PUBKEY=$BTCAVERAGE_PUBKEY BITCOIN_AVG_PRIVKEY=$BTCAVERAGE_PRIVKEY java -jar ./build/libs/bisq-pricenode.jar 2 2
+BITCOIN_AVG_PUBKEY=$BTCAVERAGE_PUBKEY BITCOIN_AVG_PRIVKEY=$BTCAVERAGE_PRIVKEY ./bin/bisq-pricenode 2 2
 echo `date` "node terminated unexpectedly!!"
 sleep 3
 done