diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 92c90f4..3d95a3f 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ Dockerfile
 .dockerignore
 Makefile
 k8s/
-/mounts
-/proc
-/sys
-/dev
-/run
-/var/lib/containers
-/mnt
-/media
-/boot
-/lost+found
-/root
-/srv
+mounts
+proc
+sys
+dev
+run
+var/lib/containers
+mnt
+media
+boot
+lost+found
+root
+srv
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0cbb9a..dc43fb6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 IMG := mkm-admin
 
 build:
+	@echo "Building image from project root..."
 	podman build -t $(IMG) .
 
 deploy: build