diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec2a6de46..21d6e17f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ We can run the kaniko executor image locally in a Docker daemon to build and pus
   ./run_in_docker.sh <path to Dockerfile> <path to build context> <destination of final image>
   ```
 
-**NOTE**: When running in Docker, Kaniko expects the absolute path to a 
-local build context, and a Dockerfile path _inside_ the container. 
+_NOTE: `run_in_docker.sh` expects a path to a 
+Dockerfile relative to the absolute path of the build context._
 
 An example run, specifying the Dockerfile in the container directory `/workspace`, the build
 context in the local directory `/home/user/kaniko-project`, and a Google Container Registry
diff --git a/run_in_docker.sh b/run_in_docker.sh
index 36496768e..ba95243bd 100755
--- a/run_in_docker.sh
+++ b/run_in_docker.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ docker run \
     -v "$HOME"/.config/gcloud:/root/.config/gcloud \
     -v "$context":/workspace \
     gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:latest \
-    --dockerfile "${dockerfile}" --destination "${destination}" --context "${context}" \
+    --dockerfile "${dockerfile}" --destination "${destination}" --context dir:///workspace/ \
     --cache="${cache}"