diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ee88cd6..e955d8b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ USER 65535:65535
 # copy binary into path
 COPY --from=build --chown=65535:65535 /tmp/bin/teletraan /teletraan
 
+# data workdir. this allows using teletraan as the base for images easily via simply ``COPY --from=build /app/dist .``
+WORKDIR /data
+
 # expose
 EXPOSE 3000