diff --git a/utilities/build.sh b/utilities/build.sh
index 4a290768d..b6ee774f8 100644
--- a/utilities/build.sh
+++ b/utilities/build.sh
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ check_prereq() {
 }
 
 function build_api(){
+    cp -R ../utilities ../_utilities
+    cd ../_utilities
+
     # Copy enterprise code
     [[ $1 == "ee" ]] && {
         cp -rf ../ee/utilities/* ./
     }
     docker build -f ./Dockerfile -t ${DOCKER_REPO:-'local'}/assist:${git_sha1} .
+
+    cd ../utilities
+    rm -rf ../_utilities
     [[ $PUSH_IMAGE -eq 1 ]] && {
         docker push ${DOCKER_REPO:-'local'}/assist:${git_sha1}
         docker tag ${DOCKER_REPO:-'local'}/assist:${git_sha1} ${DOCKER_REPO:-'local'}/assist:latest