diff --git a/ws.Dockerfile b/ws.Dockerfile
index 11942cbbf6730ce059be9e2b090ba9d58895a3f2..e19925ebf02f46da6a7ea5f147dc3971b7ba89f9 100644
--- a/ws.Dockerfile
+++ b/ws.Dockerfile
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ VOLUME [ "${MODELS_DIRECTORY}" ]
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-ENTRYPOINT java -jar nshmp-haz.jar \
+ENTRYPOINT java \
     ${JAVA_OPTS} \
+    -jar \
+    nshmp-haz.jar \
     "-Dmicronaut.server.context-path=${CONTEXT_PATH}" \
     --basin-service-url="${BASIN_SERVICE_URL}" \
     --models="${MODELS_DIRECTORY}";