diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..109b4eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Exclude the following directories, when copying into an image
+.git
+.gitlab
+.nyc_output
+.vscode
+coverage
+
+# Exclude the following files, when copying into an image
+.gitignore
+.gitlab-ci.yml
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 93aa42ae..d2323d11 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 FROM registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/projectmanagement/node
 
-ADD . /minimal-connector
 WORKDIR /minimal-connector
-
 ENTRYPOINT ["node", "lib/cli.js", "run", "--"]
+CMD [""]
 
-CMD [""]
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+# Add connector as last step to reuse layers effectively
+ADD . /minimal-connector
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