diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 73074b751cb5838707048f04ae5efd4e25b684ca..a239e1c8a4c7645bb377f81f3f442812bef2e3d4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ tasks.withType(Test) {
 }
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-  dependsOn copyNshmFile
   options.encoding = "UTF-8"
   options.compilerArgs.add("-parameters")
 }
diff --git a/gradle/nshm.gradle b/gradle/nshm.gradle
index e0379589937174bdaa110c44fc9481bf1a75f3ba..5eecb87f60f13bc56d519bbdc4b64f494cd659df 100644
--- a/gradle/nshm.gradle
+++ b/gradle/nshm.gradle
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ task nshms() {
   }
 }
 
-task copyNshmFile() {
-  copy {
-    from "nshms.yml"
-    into "${buildDir}/resources/main"
-  }
-}
-
 // Test Alaska 2023 NSHM
 task testAlaska2023(type: Test) {
   description = "Test Alaska 2023 NSHM"
diff --git a/ws.Dockerfile b/ws.Dockerfile
index b4887d8a8dbc77369fd67444c53ce4e953465849..69a5349a03560334b0405d7dff28a20d098963ac 100644
--- a/ws.Dockerfile
+++ b/ws.Dockerfile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ ENV MODELS_DIRECTORY="/model"
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/build/libs/nshmp-haz.jar .
+COPY --from=builder /app/nshms.yml .
 
 VOLUME [ "${MODELS_DIRECTORY}" ]