diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 144c5af8..22123e8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt/grouper/$VERSION \
         dos2unix \
         MariaDB-client \
         mlocate \
-      && yum clean all
-      
-RUN /opt/autoexec/bin/onbuild.sh
+      && yum clean all \
+      && /opt/autoexec/bin/onbuild.sh \
+      && rm /opt/grouper/$version/grouper.ws-$version/grouper-ws/build/dist/grouper-ws/WEB-INF/classes/grouper.hibernate.properties && \
+    cp /opt/etc/grouper.hibernate.pointer.properties /opt/grouper/$version/grouper.ws-$version/grouper-ws/build/dist/grouper-ws/WEB-INF/classes/grouper.hibernate.properties && \
+    rm /opt/grouper/$version/grouper.ui-$version/dist/grouper/WEB-INF/classes/grouper.hibernate.properties && \
+    cp /opt/etc/grouper.hibernate.pointer.properties /opt/grouper/$version/grouper.ui-$version/dist/grouper/WEB-INF/classes/grouper.hibernate.properties
 
 # The installer creates a HSQL DB which we ignore later
 
diff --git a/container_files/etc/grouper.hibernate.pointer.properties b/container_files/etc/grouper.hibernate.pointer.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f526993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container_files/etc/grouper.hibernate.pointer.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+########################################
+## Config chaining hierarchy
+########################################
+ 
+# comma separated config files that override each other (files on the right override the left)
+# each should start with file: or classpath:
+# e.g. classpath:grouper.hibernate.base.properties, file:c:/temp/myFile.properties
+grouper.hibernate.config.hierarchy = classpath:grouper.hibernate.base.properties, classpath:grouper.hibernate.properties, file:/opt/etc/grouper.hibernate.properties
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