diff --git a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/Dockerfile b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/Dockerfile
index 186fe37..1eaa0f7 100644
--- a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/Dockerfile
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ RUN mkdir -p /home/app/.pocket/config
 RUN chown -R app /home/app/.pocket
 RUN chown -R app /go
 
+# Build the pocket main binary using the mainline dependencies
 RUN cd ${POCKET_PATH} \
 	&& go build -tags cleveldb -o ${GOPATH}/bin/pocket app/cmd/pocket_core/main.go
 
-# Overwrite go.mod files for local development.
+# Overwrite go.mod files for local development
 COPY ${POCKET_E2E_STACK_RELATIVE_PATH}/go.mod.local $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.core
 RUN chmod 654 $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.core
 
+# Overwrite go.mod files for local development
 COPY ${POCKET_E2E_STACK_RELATIVE_PATH}/go.mod.tendermint $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint
 RUN chmod 654 $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint
 
diff --git a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/entrypoint-dev.sh b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/entrypoint-dev.sh
index 22063e3..0789244 100755
--- a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/entrypoint-dev.sh
+++ b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/entrypoint-dev.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ set -e
 
 mkdir -p /home/app/.pocket/config
 
-if [ -n "${POCKET_CORE_GENESIS}" ] ; then
-    echo "${POCKET_CORE_GENESIS}" > /home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
+if [ -n "${POCKET_CORE_GENESIS}" ]; then
+    echo "${POCKET_CORE_GENESIS}" >/home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
 fi
 
 # NOTE: The default `chains.json` does not support all the chains in Pocket mainnet.
-if [ -n "${POCKET_CORE_CHAINS}" ] ; then
-    echo "${POCKET_CORE_CHAINS}" > /home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
+if [ -n "${POCKET_CORE_CHAINS}" ]; then
+    echo "${POCKET_CORE_CHAINS}" >/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
 fi
 
-
 /usr/bin/expect /home/app/command.sh $@
diff --git a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/prepare-tendermint.sh b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/prepare-tendermint.sh
index e817def..08610b0 100755
--- a/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/prepare-tendermint.sh
+++ b/docker/pokt-net/dev-tm/prepare-tendermint.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [[ -f "$POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint" ]]; then
+echo "Called prepare-tendermint.sh"
+
+# if [[ -f "$POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint" ]]; then
+if [[ -f "/dev/tendermint.built" ]]; then
+  touch "/dev/tendermint.built"
+  echo "Installing dependencies for tendermint..."
   # Doing a `cp` here errors; concurrency issue
-  mv $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint $TENDERMINT_PATH/go.mod
+  cp -f $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.tendermint $TENDERMINT_PATH/go.mod
   cd $TENDERMINT_PATH
-  echo "Installing dependencies for tendermint..."
-  # go mod vendor
+  # Need to update vendor/module.txt to the local dev paths
+  go mod tidy && go mod vendor
+  # Need to get the dependencies in the docker container
   go mod download
 fi
-
 cd $TENDERMINT_PATH
 go build cmd/tendermint/main.go
 
-if [[ -f "$POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.core" ]]; then
+if [[ -f "/dev/core.built" ]]; then
+  touch "/dev/core.built"
+  echo "Installing dependencies for core..."
   # Doing a `mv` here errors;  can't preserve ownershi
-  cp $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.core $POCKET_PATH/go.mod
+  cp -f $POCKET_ROOT/go.mod.core $POCKET_PATH/go.mod
   cd $POCKET_PATH
-  echo "Installing dependencies for core..."
-  # go mod vendor
+  # Need to update vendor/module.txt to the local dev paths
+  go mod tidy && go mod vendor
+  # Need to get the dependencies in the docker container
   go mod download
 fi
 
diff --git a/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/stack.yml b/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/stack.yml
index d57b7ec..b99c835 100644
--- a/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/stack.yml
+++ b/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/stack.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ services:
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/chains.local.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/genesis.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
       - "${POCKET_CORE_REPO_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/vendor"
       - "${POCKET_NETWORK_TENDERMINT_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/vendor"
     networks:
       - poktnet
 
@@ -69,7 +73,11 @@ services:
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/chains.local.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/genesis.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
       - "${POCKET_CORE_REPO_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/vendor"
       - "${POCKET_NETWORK_TENDERMINT_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/vendor"
     networks:
       - poktnet
 
@@ -105,7 +113,11 @@ services:
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/chains.local.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/genesis.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
       - "${POCKET_CORE_REPO_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/vendor"
       - "${POCKET_NETWORK_TENDERMINT_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/vendor"
     networks:
       - poktnet
 
@@ -141,7 +153,11 @@ services:
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/chains.local.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
       - ${CWD}/stacks/pokt-net/shared/genesis.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/genesis.json
       - "${POCKET_CORE_REPO_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/vendor"
       - "${POCKET_NETWORK_TENDERMINT_PATH}:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/go.mod"
+      - "/dev/null:/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/tendermint/vendor"
     networks:
       - poktnet
 
diff --git a/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/up.sh b/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/up.sh
index 67569fa..5f30ec5 100755
--- a/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/up.sh
+++ b/stacks/pokt-net/dev-tm/up.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ -z $CWD ];
-then
-  echo "Expected CWD env var, nothing was exported";
-  exit 1;
+if [ -z $CWD ]; then
+  echo "Expected CWD env var, nothing was exported"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 export POCKET_CORE_REPOS_PATH=$POCKET_CORE_REPOS_PATH