diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f03bf075..28bcc9501 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ COPY config config
 RUN mix do deps.get, deps.compile
 
 # Compile and build the release
+COPY rel rel
 COPY priv priv
 COPY lib lib
 # We need README.md during compilation
diff --git a/rel/vm.args.eex b/rel/vm.args.eex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..993991853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/vm.args.eex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Disable busy waiting, so that we don't waste
+# resources when running in the cloud
++sbwt none +sbwtdcpu none +sbwtdio none