diff --git a/test-docker.sh b/test-docker.sh
index 2dcc7f7..7d8dd6a 100755
--- a/test-docker.sh
+++ b/test-docker.sh
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ function title() {
     echo "----------------------------------------"
 }   
 
-function die() {
-    title "error: $1"
-    exit 1
-}
-
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # build the executable
 title "Building amd64 executable"
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ title "Building amd64 executable"
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # build the docker image
 title "Building docker image"
-docker buildx build --load -t gitea.jde.nz/public/simple-object-storage:test --platform linux/amd64 .
+docker buildx build --load -t gitea.jde.nz/public/simple-object-storage:test --platform linux/amd64 "${SCRIPT_DIR}"
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # run the docker container