diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index f5e36c4..a068a77 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ brought up for current ease of use. Future releases will deprecate tr1d1um.
   docker build -t <# service #>:local .
   ```
 
+  _note_: for building goaws:local since master breaks docker networking
+  ```
+  git clone git@github.com:kcajmagic/goaws.git
+  cd goaws
+  git checkout adding_http_support
+  docker build -t goaws:local .
+  ```
+
 2. Set an environment variables relevant for the services you are deploying. If
    you aren't using locally built images, replace `local` with the correct tag:
    _note_ currently the images are not hosted anywhere
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ brought up for current ease of use. Future releases will deprecate tr1d1um.
 
 ### INFO
 The docker-compose file provides 1 full datacenter with on talaria in a "backup"
-datacenter. since this is just pure docker no swarm or kubernets its easiest to
+datacenter. since this is just pure docker no swarm or kubernetes its easiest to
 deal with just one dc, and since all ports are exposed the names might seem a little weird.
 
 #### Connection
@@ -65,3 +73,5 @@ will be hard since you will need to handle the redirect.
 You can initially connect to 'localhost:6400' but on the redirect change `talaria-1:6210` to `localhost:6210`
 
 or you can just connect to a talaria `localhost:6200`
+
+Once connected you should see it connected via [metrics](http://localhost:9090/graph?g0.range_input=1h&g0.expr=xmidt_talaria_device_count&g0.tab=0)
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/sns.yaml b/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/sns.yaml
index 7460a4c..382573c 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/sns.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/sns.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Local:                              # Environment name that can be passed on the
     - Name: xmidt-local-caduceus            # Topic name - no Subscriptions
 
 Dev:                                # Another environment
-  Host: localhost
+  Host: goaws
   Port: 4100
 # SqsPort: 9324
 # SnsPort: 9292
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 4282130..c6a7e0f 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       - xmidt
 
   goaws:
-    image: pafortin/goaws
+    image: goaws:local
     container_name: goaws
     ports:
       - 4100:4100