diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 284dc4db..bd0d629f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ services:
     container_name: ethermintdnode0
     image: "ethermintd/node"
     ports:
-      - "26656-26657:26656-26657"
+      - "26657:26657"
       - "1317:1317"
-      - "8545:8545"
-      - "8546:8546"
+      - "1318:1318"
+      - "8125:8125"
     environment:
       - ID=0
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ services:
     networks:
       localnet:
         ipv4_address: 192.168.10.2
-    entrypoint: "bash start.sh"
+    entrypoint: "bash start-docker.sh"
 
   ethermintdnode1:
     container_name: ethermintdnode1
     image: "ethermintd/node"
     ports:
-      - "26659-26660:26656-26657"
-      - "1318:1317"
-      - "8547:8545"
-      - "8548:8546"
+      - "26658:26657"
+      - "1327:1317"
+      - "1328:1318"
+      - "8126:8125"
     environment:
       - ID=1
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       localnet:
         ipv4_address: 192.168.10.3
-    entrypoint: "bash start.sh"
+    entrypoint: "bash start-docker.sh"
 
   ethermintdnode2:
     container_name: ethermintdnode2
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ services:
       - ID=2
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
     ports:
-      - "26661-26662:26656-26657"
-      - "1319:1317"
-      - "8549:8545"
-      - "8550:8546"
+      - "26659:26657"
+      - "1337:1317"
+      - "1338:1318"
+      - "8127:8125"
     volumes:
       - ./build:/ethermint:Z
     networks:
       localnet:
         ipv4_address: 192.168.10.4
-    entrypoint: "bash start.sh"
+    entrypoint: "bash start-docker.sh"
 
   ethermintdnode3:
     container_name: ethermintdnode3
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ services:
       - ID=3
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
     ports:
-      - "26663-26664:26656-26657"
-      - "1320:1317"
-      - "8551:8545"
-      - "8552:8546"
+      - "26660:26657"
+      - "1347:1317"
+      - "1348:1318"
+      - "8128:8125"
     volumes:
       - ./build:/ethermint:Z
     networks:
       localnet:
         ipv4_address: 192.168.10.5
-    entrypoint: "bash start.sh"
+    entrypoint: "bash start-docker.sh"
 
 networks:
   localnet:
diff --git a/networks/local/ethermintnode/Dockerfile b/networks/local/ethermintnode/Dockerfile
index 068a148e..e8d6d34c 100644
--- a/networks/local/ethermintnode/Dockerfile
+++ b/networks/local/ethermintnode/Dockerfile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ WORKDIR /
 RUN apt-get update
 
 # Copy over binaries from the build-env
-COPY --from=build-env /go/src/github.com/cosmos/ethermint/build/ethermintd /usr/bin/ethermintd
-COPY --from=build-env /go/src/github.com/cosmos/ethermint/scripts/start.sh /
+COPY --from=build-env /go/src/github.com/cosmos/ethermint/build/ethermintd /
+COPY --from=build-env /go/src/github.com/cosmos/ethermint/scripts/start-docker.sh /
 
 EXPOSE 26656 26657 1317 8545 8546
 
diff --git a/scripts/start-docker.sh b/scripts/start-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d66d4feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+KEY="mykey"
+CHAINID="ethermint-123"
+MONIKER="mymoniker"
+DATA_DIR=$(mktemp -d -t ethermint-datadir.XXXXX)
+
+echo "create and add new keys"
+./ethermintd keys add $KEY --home $DATA_DIR --no-backup --chain-id $CHAINID --algo "eth_secp256k1" --keyring-backend test
+echo "init Ethermint with moniker=$MONIKER and chain-id=$CHAINID"
+./ethermintd init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAINID --home $DATA_DIR
+echo "prepare genesis: Allocate genesis accounts"
+./ethermintd add-genesis-account \
+"$(./ethermintd keys show $KEY -a --home $DATA_DIR --keyring-backend test)" 1000000000000000000aphoton,1000000000000000000stake \
+--home $DATA_DIR --keyring-backend test
+echo "prepare genesis: Sign genesis transaction"
+./ethermintd gentx $KEY 1000000000000000000stake --keyring-backend test --home $DATA_DIR --keyring-backend test --chain-id $CHAINID
+echo "prepare genesis: Collect genesis tx"
+./ethermintd collect-gentxs --home $DATA_DIR
+echo "prepare genesis: Run validate-genesis to ensure everything worked and that the genesis file is setup correctly"
+./ethermintd validate-genesis --home $DATA_DIR
+
+echo "starting ethermint node $i in background ..."
+./ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe \
+--keyring-backend test --home $DATA_DIR \
+>$DATA_DIR/node.log 2>&1 & disown
+
+echo "started ethermint node"
+tail -f /dev/null
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