diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 056f60db..4c853c43 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,16 +14,11 @@ RUN GCO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -ldflags '-extldflag
 
 # Second stage
 FROM alpine
-RUN apk --no-cache --update add openrc
-RUN mkdir -p /run/openrc/ && touch /run/openrc/softlevel
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/vulcanizedb /app/vulcanizedb
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/environments/staging.toml /app/environments/
-COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/dockerfiles/lightSync-service /etc/init.d/lightSync
-COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/dockerfiles/continuousLogSync-service /etc/init.d/continuousLogSync
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/dockerfiles/startup_script.sh /app/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/db/migrations/* /app/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/pressly/goose/cmd/goose/goose /app/goose
 
 WORKDIR /app
-RUN rc-status
-CMD ["./goose"]
+CMD ["./startup_script.sh"]
diff --git a/dockerfiles/README.md b/dockerfiles/README.md
index ea6e19c9..5bf3c61a 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/README.md
+++ b/dockerfiles/README.md
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ e`
   * `CONTRACT_ABI_[CONTRACT NAME]="ABI STRING"`
   * `CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT-BLOCK_[CONTRACT NAME]=0` (doesn't really matter on a short chain, just avoids long unnecessary searching)
 6. Start the `lightSync` and `continuousLogSync` services:
-  * `rc-service lightSync start`
-  * `rc-service continuousLogSync start`
+  * `./vulcanizedb lightSync --config environments/staging.toml`
+  * `./vulcanizedb continuousLogSync --config environments/staging.toml`
 
 ### Automated
 The steps above have been rolled into a script: `/app/startup_script.sh`, which just assumes the DB env variables have been set, and defaults the rest to Kovan according to `environments/staging.toml`. This can be called with something like:
 
-`docker run -d -e DATABASE_NAME=vulcanize_public -e DATABASE_HOSTNAME=localhost -e DATABASE_PORT=5432 -e DATABASE_USER=vulcanize -e DATABASE_PASSWORD=vulcanize [container name] ./startup_script.sh`
+`docker run -d -e DATABASE_NAME=vulcanize_public -e DATABASE_HOSTNAME=localhost -e DATABASE_PORT=5432 -e DATABASE_USER=vulcanize -e DATABASE_PASSWORD=vulcanize m0ar/images:vDB`
 
 ### Logging
-When running, vDB services log to `/vulcanizedb.log`.
+When running, vDB services log to `/app/vulcanizedb.log`.
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/continuousLogSync-service b/dockerfiles/continuousLogSync-service
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c3adfd5..00000000
--- a/dockerfiles/continuousLogSync-service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-command=/app/vulcanizedb
-command_args="continuousLogSync --config /app/environments/staging.toml &"
-pidfile=
-name="continuousLogSync"
-description="runs vDB in continuousLogSync mode using staging.toml"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/lightSync-service b/dockerfiles/lightSync-service
deleted file mode 100755
index a9143de1..00000000
--- a/dockerfiles/lightSync-service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-command=/app/vulcanizedb
-command_args="lightSync --config /app/environments/staging.toml &"
-pidfile=
-name="lightSync"
-description="runs vDB in lightSync mode using staging.toml"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/startup_script.sh b/dockerfiles/startup_script.sh
index 47547d99..8373715a 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/startup_script.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/startup_script.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ set +e
 ./goose postgres "$CONNECT_STRING" up
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   # Fire up the services
-  rc-service lightSync start
-  rc-service continuousLogSync start
+  ./vulcanizedb lightSync --config environments/staging.toml &
+  ./vulcanizedb continuousLogSync --config environments/staging.toml &
 else
   echo "Could not run migrations. Are the database details correct?"
 fi
-
+wait
diff --git a/environments/staging.toml b/environments/staging.toml
index 8954a483..ad320f27 100644
--- a/environments/staging.toml
+++ b/environments/staging.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 [database]
-    name = "vulcanize_public"
-    hostname = "localhost"
-    user = "vulcanize"
-    password = "vulcanize"
     port = 5432
 
 [client]
diff --git a/pkg/datastore/postgres/postgres.go b/pkg/datastore/postgres/postgres.go
index 82a1b2ac..dc43e351 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package postgres
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq" //postgres driver
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var (
 
 func NewDB(databaseConfig config.Database, node core.Node) (*DB, error) {
 	connectString := config.DbConnectionString(databaseConfig)
+	logrus.Info("Using connection string: ", connectString)
 	db, err := sqlx.Connect("postgres", connectString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &DB{}, ErrDBConnectionFailed
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/shared/constants/external.go b/pkg/transformers/shared/constants/external.go
index d18270be..5b14d435 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/shared/constants/external.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/shared/constants/external.go
@@ -6,23 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var initialized = false
-
-func initConfig() {
-	if initialized {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Using config file: %s\n\n", viper.ConfigFileUsed())
-	} else {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Could not find environment file: %v", err))
-	}
-	initialized = true
-}
-
 func getEnvironmentString(key string) string {
-	initConfig()
 	value := viper.GetString(key)
 	if value == "" {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("No environment configuration variable set for key: \"%v\"", key))
@@ -32,7 +16,6 @@ func getEnvironmentString(key string) string {
 
 // Returns an int from the environment, defaulting to 0 if it does not exist
 func getEnvironmentInt64(key string) int64 {
-	initConfig()
 	value := viper.GetInt64(key)
 	if value == -1 {
 		return 0
diff --git a/postgraphile/Dockerfile b/postgraphile/Dockerfile
index 4a98c0e3..f2785e36 100644
--- a/postgraphile/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgraphile/Dockerfile
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ COPY . /app
 run yarn install
 RUN ["./node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc"]
 EXPOSE 3000
-CMD ["node", "/app/build/dist/src/index.js"]
+CMD ["node", "/app/build/dist/index.js"]
diff --git a/postgraphile/README.md b/postgraphile/README.md
index 048a1f7a..0bd5958c 100644
--- a/postgraphile/README.md
+++ b/postgraphile/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build the docker image in this directory. Start the `GraphiQL` frontend by:
   `DATABASE_NAME`, `DATABASE_USER`, `DATABASE_PASSWORD` (and optionally
   `DATABASE_PORT` if running on non-standard port).
   * The specified user needs to be `superuser` on the vulcanizeDB database
-* Run the container (ex. `docker run -e DATABASE_HOST=localhost -e DATABASE_NAME=vulcanize_public -e DATABASE_USER=vulcanize -e DATABASE_PASSWORD=vulcanize -d postgraphile:latest`)
+* Run the container (ex. `docker run -e DATABASE_HOST=localhost -e DATABASE_NAME=vulcanize_public -e DATABASE_USER=vulcanize -e DATABASE_PASSWORD=vulcanize -d m0ar/images:postgraphile-alpine`)
 * GraphiQL is available at `:3000/graphiql`