diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3881ffc48..0e2686320 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ prog/scope
 docker/scope
 docker/docker.tgz
 docker/weave
+docker/weaveutil
 docker/runsvinit
 extras/fixprobe/fixprobe
 extras/fixprobe/*.json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fee557ecf..09750c6ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ docker/weave:
 	curl -L https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/releases/download/v$(WEAVENET_VERSION)/weave -o docker/weave
 	chmod u+x docker/weave
 
-$(SCOPE_EXPORT): $(SCOPE_EXE) $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) docker/weave $(RUNSVINIT) docker/Dockerfile docker/demo.json docker/run-app docker/run-probe docker/entrypoint.sh
+docker/weaveutil:
+	docker pull weaveworks/weaveexec:$(WEAVENET_VERSION)
+	docker create --name=throwaway weaveworks/weaveexec:$(WEAVENET_VERSION)
+	docker cp throwaway:/usr/bin/weaveutil docker/weaveutil
+	docker rm throwaway
+
+$(SCOPE_EXPORT): $(SCOPE_EXE) $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) docker/weave docker/weaveutil $(RUNSVINIT) docker/Dockerfile docker/demo.json docker/run-app docker/run-probe docker/entrypoint.sh
 	cp $(SCOPE_EXE) $(RUNSVINIT) docker/
 	cp $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) docker/docker.tgz
 	$(SUDO) docker build -t $(SCOPE_IMAGE) docker/
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index a6d31a75b..2b16eb272 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN apk add --update bash runit conntrack-tools iproute2 util-linux curl && \
 	rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 ADD ./docker.tgz /
 ADD ./demo.json /
-ADD ./weave /usr/bin/
+ADD ./weave ./weaveutil /usr/bin/
 COPY ./scope ./runsvinit ./entrypoint.sh /home/weave/
 COPY ./run-app /etc/service/app/run
 COPY ./run-probe /etc/service/probe/run