diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 87f084f..14476e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 
+# this is needed because we embed these files into the binary
 COPY static/ ./static/
-
 COPY templates/ ./templates
 
 RUN go mod download
@@ -17,7 +17,5 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o /abyss
 FROM scratch
 
 COPY --from=builder /abyss /abyss
-COPY --from=builder /app/static /static
-COPY --from=builder /app/templates /templates
 
 CMD ["/abyss"]