diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6625290c..55475b2d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install curl -y &&\
 RUN pip install requests discord.py docker pybooru termcolor
 
 ADD app /app
+
+# Run this to test that the python compiles when we actually go live
+RUN python /app/dragon-bot.py test
+
 CMD python app/dragon-bot.py
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f04d54ec..1f23fd75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ A discord bot for the trifecta discord channel
 ### How do I get set up? ###
 
 * You'll need to install docker
-    * as root (`sudo -s`) 
+    * as root (`sudo -s`)
     * `curl -Ls get.docker.com | bash`
 
 ### Testing your changes ###
-* There is a bash file in the root of the repo, `test_container.sh`
-    * run this to validate your python syntax. On first run, it will take a while to build
+* Test that you can actually build the container
+  * `docker build -t testing .`
 * pipeline [here](https://cloud.docker.com/app/ldooks/repository/docker/ldooks/dragon-bot/builds)
 
 ### Contribution guidelines ###
diff --git a/test_container.sh b/test_container.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a70749d5..00000000
--- a/test_container.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-printf "\nStarting tests\n"
-
-printf "Building docker container\n"
-docker build -t tests .
-
-printf "Running docker container to test your python code\n"
-docker run --rm tests python /app/dragon-bot.py test
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