diff --git a/docker/local/Dockerfile b/docker/local/Dockerfile
index 57eae9732c7..9ef944cfd3b 100644
--- a/docker/local/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/local/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ COPY examples/local /vt/local
 # Copy the vtadmin web app to the correct location and npm install
 COPY --chown=vitess:vitess web /web
 RUN npm install /web/vtadmin
+RUN /web/vtadmin/build.sh
 
 RUN mkdir /vt/common
 COPY examples/common /vt/common
diff --git a/docker/local/run.sh b/docker/local/run.sh
index 9ba5aa07906..16b07fc426c 100755
--- a/docker/local/run.sh
+++ b/docker/local/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker run -p 14200:14200 -p 14201:14201 -p 15000:15000 -p 15001:15001 -p 15991:15991 -p 15999:15999 -p 16000:16000 --rm -it vitess/local
+docker run -d -p 14200:14200 -p 14201:14201 -p 15000:15000 -p 15001:15001 -p 15991:15991 -p 15999:15999 -p 16000:16000 --rm -it vitess/local