diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 75d8dddd..c87f8a3f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 ######################################
 FROM node:18 as npm_builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr
-ARG ENVIRONMENT=production
+ARG ENVIRONMENT=local
 ENV ENVIRONMENT=${ENVIRONMENT}
-ADD . .
+COPY . .
 ARG FLAGR_UI_POSSIBLE_ENTITY_TYPES=null
 ENV VUE_APP_FLAGR_UI_POSSIBLE_ENTITY_TYPES ${FLAGR_UI_POSSIBLE_ENTITY_TYPES}
 RUN make build_ui
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ RUN make build_ui
 FROM golang:1.21-alpine as go_builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache git make build-base
-ADD . .
+RUN apk add --no-cache build-base git make
+COPY . .
 RUN make build
 
 FROM alpine
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ FROM alpine
 COPY --from=go_builder /go/src/github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr/flagr .
 
 ENV HOST=0.0.0.0
-ENV PORT=3000
+# ENV PORT=3000 (for local testing)
+ENV PORT=18000
+
 ENV FLAGR_DB_DBDRIVER=sqlite3
 ENV FLAGR_DB_DBCONNECTIONSTR=/data/demo_sqlite3.db
 ENV FLAGR_RECORDER_ENABLED=false
@@ -33,13 +35,13 @@ ENV FLAGR_RECORDER_ENABLED=false
 # JWT Environment Variables
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_ENABLED=true
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_DEBUG=true
-ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_WHITELIST_PATHS="/api/v1/health,/api/v1/evaluation,/login,/callback,/static,/favicon.ico,/flags"
+ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_WHITELIST_PATHS="/api/v1/health,/api/v1/evaluation,/login,/callback,/static,/favicon.ico"
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_EXACT_WHITELIST_PATHS=",/,/login,/callback"
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_TOKEN_NAME="access_token"
-#ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_SECRET="<your-jwt-secret>"
+# ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_SECRET="secret"
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_NO_TOKEN_STATUS_CODE=307
-ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_NO_TOKEN_REDIRECT_URL="http://localhost:3000/login"
-ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_USER_PROPERTY=flagr_user
+# ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_NO_TOKEN_REDIRECT_URL="http://localhost:3000/login" (for local testing)
+ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_NO_TOKEN_REDIRECT_URL="http://localhost:18000/login"
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_USER_CLAIM=uid
 ENV FLAGR_JWT_AUTH_SIGNING_METHOD=HS256
 
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ COPY --from=npm_builder /go/src/github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr/browser/
 RUN addgroup -S appgroup && adduser -S appuser -G appgroup
 USER appuser
 
-ADD --chown=appuser:appgroup ./buildscripts/demo_sqlite3.db /data/demo_sqlite3.db
+COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup ./buildscripts/demo_sqlite3.db /data/demo_sqlite3.db
 
-EXPOSE 3000
+# EXPOSE 3000 (for local testing)
+EXPOSE 18000
 
 CMD "./flagr"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31d4b32b..33491a00 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ifeq ($(ENVIRONMENT),dev)
 	BUILD_CMD = build:dev
 else ifeq ($(ENVIRONMENT),stage)
 	BUILD_CMD = build:stage
+else ifeq ($(ENVIRONMENT),local)
+	BUILD_CMD = build:local
 else
 	BUILD_CMD = build
 endif
diff --git a/browser/flagr-ui/package.json b/browser/flagr-ui/package.json
index 7e94d34b..f9d9ea67 100644
--- a/browser/flagr-ui/package.json
+++ b/browser/flagr-ui/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "build": "vue-cli-service build",
     "build:stage": "vue-cli-service build --mode stage",
     "build:dev": "vue-cli-service build --mode dev",
+    "build:local": "vue-cli-service build --mode local",
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint",
     "watch": "vue-cli-service build --watch"
   },
diff --git a/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware.go b/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware.go
index 3c881a2f..3a08f8f7 100644
--- a/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type errorHandler func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err string)
 // be treated as an error.  An empty string should be returned in that case.
 type TokenExtractor func(r *http.Request) (string, error)
 
-// Define a custom type for the key
-type contextKey string
+// ContextKey Define a custom type for the key
+type ContextKey string
 
 // Options is a struct for specifying configuration options for the middleware.
 type Options struct {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (m *JWTMiddleware) CheckJWT(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
 	// If we get here, everything worked and we can set the
 	// user property in context.
-	newRequest := r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), contextKey(m.Options.UserProperty), parsedToken))
+	newRequest := r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), ContextKey(m.Options.UserProperty), parsedToken))
 	// Update the current request with the new context information.
 	*r = *newRequest
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware_test.go b/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware_test.go
index a0bb01d0..a71092a7 100644
--- a/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware/jwt_middleware_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func indexHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // in the token as json -> {"text":"bar"}
 func protectedHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// retrieve the token from the context
-	u := r.Context().Value(contextKey(userPropertyName))
+	u := r.Context().Value(ContextKey(userPropertyName))
 	if u == nil {
 		http.Error(w, "Unauthorized: no token present", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/config/middleware.go b/pkg/config/middleware.go
index d8391559..4971b928 100644
--- a/pkg/config/middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/config/middleware.go
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ func createCORSMiddleware() negroni.Handler {
 
 // applyStaticFileMiddleware handles static files and Vue.js routing
 func applyStaticFileMiddleware(n *negroni.Negroni) {
+	n.Use(&negroni.Static{
+		Dir:       http.Dir("./browser/flagr-ui/dist/"),
+		Prefix:    Config.WebPrefix,
+		IndexFile: "index.html",
+	})
+
 	n.UseFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc) {
 		if strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/api/") {
 			next(w, r)
diff --git a/pkg/handler/eval.go b/pkg/handler/eval.go
index 15367c75..5688d810 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/eval.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/eval.go
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ var EvalFlagWithContext = func(flag *entity.Flag, evalContext models.EvalContext
 	}
 
 	logs := []*models.SegmentDebugLog{}
-	var vID int64
-	var sID int64
-
-	var evalNextSegment bool
+	var (
+		vID             int64
+		sID             int64
+		evalNextSegment bool
+	)
 
 	for _, segment := range flag.Segments {
 		sID = int64(segment.ID)
@@ -200,10 +201,12 @@ var EvalFlagWithContext = func(flag *entity.Flag, evalContext models.EvalContext
 	}
 	evalResult := BlankResult(flag, evalContext, "")
 	evalResult.EvalDebugLog.SegmentDebugLogs = logs
+
 	if !evalNextSegment {
 		evalResult.SegmentID = sID
 	}
 	evalResult.VariantID = vID
+
 	v := flag.FlagEvaluation.VariantsMap[util.SafeUint(vID)]
 	if v != nil {
 		evalResult.VariantAttachment = v.Attachment
diff --git a/pkg/handler/subject.go b/pkg/handler/subject.go
index a2c7eae7..bafa604d 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/subject.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/subject.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package handler
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr/pkg/config/jwtmiddleware"
+
 	"github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/Allen-Career-Institute/flagr/pkg/util"
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ func getSubjectFromRequest(r *http.Request) string {
 	}
 
 	if config.Config.JWTAuthEnabled {
-		token, ok := r.Context().Value(config.Config.JWTAuthUserProperty).(*jwt.Token)
+		token, ok := r.Context().Value(jwtmiddleware.ContextKey(config.Config.JWTAuthUserProperty)).(*jwt.Token)
 		if !ok {
 			return ""
 		}