diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97cee810..1c6018ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Rust_part/template.svg
 **/*.a
 **/*.so
 **/*.lib
diff --git a/C_part/src/nsvg/copy.c b/C_part/src/nsvg/copy.c
index cbcc2b29..28594829 100644
--- a/C_part/src/nsvg/copy.c
+++ b/C_part/src/nsvg/copy.c
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ char* gettemplate(int width, int height) {
 	size_t size;
 	char* data = NULL;
 	fp = fopen(TEMPLATE_PATH, "rb");
-	
-	if(fp == NULL && chdir("./target/release/") == 0) { //couldnt find template here and alternative location DOES exist
-		fp = fopen(TEMPLATE_PATH, "rb");
-	}
 
 	if(fp == NULL) { //still null after trying fix
         LOG_ERR("could not find svg template file.");
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b6a8bd4..386af616 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -34,5 +34,4 @@ WORKDIR /home/sjsui/vectorizer/Rust_part/
 RUN cargo build -vv --release
 
 #create entrypoint of container
-WORKDIR /home/sjsui/vectorizer/Rust_part/target/release/
-CMD ["./trampoline"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["./target/release/trampoline"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Rust_part/build.rs b/Rust_part/build.rs
index cfb4e04f..1a6d9a16 100644
--- a/Rust_part/build.rs
+++ b/Rust_part/build.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ fn main() {
     //copy the template svg   
     
     let oldtemplate = String::from("../").add(TEMPLATE_NAME);
-    let mut newtemplate = var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    newtemplate = newtemplate.add("/../../../"); //fixes wtf OUT_DIR useless af
-    newtemplate = newtemplate.add(TEMPLATE_NAME);
+    let newtemplate = String::from(TEMPLATE_NAME);
     println!("copying template from: {}, to: {}", &oldtemplate, &newtemplate);
     let _ = copy(oldtemplate, newtemplate);