diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f76353492..b35e97f66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,5 +52,3 @@ experimental/_integration/_integration
 *sublime-project
 *sublime-workspace
 *npm-debug.log
-backend/scope-app
-backend/scope-probe
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4372f3696..7106fb37c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,11 +77,9 @@ $(SCOPE_UI_BUILD_EXPORT): client/Dockerfile client/package.json client/webpack.l
 	docker build -t $(SCOPE_UI_BUILD_IMAGE) client
 	docker save $(SCOPE_UI_BUILD_IMAGE):latest > $@
 
-# backend is an alternate Docker-based method to produce APP_EXE and PROBE_EXE
 backend:
 	docker build -t $(SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_IMAGE) backend
-	docker run -ti -v $(shell pwd)/app:/mount $(SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_IMAGE) cp /go/bin/scope-app /mount
-	docker run -ti -v $(shell pwd)/probe:/mount $(SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_IMAGE) cp /go/bin/scope-probe /mount
+	docker run -ti -v $(shell pwd):/go/src/github.com/weaveworks/scope $(SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_IMAGE) /build.bash
 
 clean:
 	go clean ./...
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 3d4fe97e7..dc2716f1e 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 FROM golang:1.5.1
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpcap-dev
 COPY build.bash /
-RUN /build.bash
 
diff --git a/backend/build.bash b/backend/build.bash
index 91c9f5d78..134cf557b 100755
--- a/backend/build.bash
+++ b/backend/build.bash
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/weaveworks
-cd /go/src/github.com/weaveworks
-git clone https://github.com/weaveworks/scope
-cd scope
-make deps
-SUDO= make app/scope-app
-mv app/scope-app $GOPATH/bin
-SUDO= make probe/scope-probe
-mv probe/scope-probe $GOPATH/bin
+set -x
+
+# Mount the scope repo:
+#  -v $(pwd):/go/src/github.com/weaveworks/scope
+
+cd /go/src/github.com/weaveworks/scope
+make deps
+make app/scope-app
+make probe/scope-probe