diff --git a/docker/release/targets/btcd/docker-compose.yml b/docker/release/targets/btcd/docker-compose.yml
index ea0d4852..e5f2dc0f 100644
--- a/docker/release/targets/btcd/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/release/targets/btcd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,25 +25,27 @@ services:
     networks:
       indranet:
         ipv4_address: 172.16.42.3
+    depends_on:
+      - btcd
     command:
       - "--simnet"
       - "--rpcconnect=172.16.42.2:8334"
       - "--username=simnet"
       - "--password=simnet"
-  btcctl:
-    image: indralabs/btcctl-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev
-    volumes:
-      - config:/etc/btcd:ro
-    networks:
-      indranet:
-    depends_on:
-      - btcwallet
-    command:
-      - "--rpcserver=172.16.42.2:8334"
-      - "--rpcuser=simnet"
-      - "--rpcpass=simnet"
-      - "--simnet"
-      - "generate 1"
+#  btcctl:
+#    image: indralabs/btcctl-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev
+#    volumes:
+#      - config:/etc/btcd:ro
+#    networks:
+#      indranet:
+#    depends_on:
+#      - btcwallet
+#    command:
+#      - "--rpcserver=172.16.42.2:8334"
+#      - "--rpcuser=simnet"
+#      - "--rpcpass=simnet"
+#      - "--simnet"
+#      - "generate 1"
 volumes:
   config:
   data:
diff --git a/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl b/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl
index 6a280ce2..54ddc7b3 100755
--- a/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl
+++ b/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 docker run --rm -it --network=btcd_indranet \
   --volume=btcd_config:/etc/btcd:ro \
-  --entrypoint="/bin/btcctl" \
- indralabs/btcctl:dev \
-  -C /etc/btcd/btcctl.conf \
+ indralabs/btcctl-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev \
   --rpcserver=172.16.42.2:8334 \
   --rpcuser=simnet --rpcpass=simnet \
   --simnet $@
diff --git a/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl-wallet b/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl-wallet
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 902c1f87..181cb395
--- a/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl-wallet
+++ b/docker/release/targets/btcd/scripts/btcctl-wallet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker run --rm -it --network=btcd_indranet \                                                                                                                ✔
+docker run --rm -it --network=btcd_indranet \
   --volume=btcd_btcwallet_config:/etc/btcwallet:ro \
   --volume=btcd_btcwallet_data:/var/btcwallet \
   indralabs/btcctl-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev \
diff --git a/docker/release/targets/btcd/setup.sh b/docker/release/targets/btcd/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..82d37e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/release/targets/btcd/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker rm btcd-btcd-1 btcd-btcctl-1 btcd-btcwallet-1 2>/dev/null
+
+docker volume rm btcd_config btcd_data btcd_btcwallet_config btcd_btcwallet_data 2>/dev/null
+
+docker run --rm -it \
+  --volume=btcd_btcwallet_config:/etc/btcwallet \
+  --entrypoint="/bin/gencerts" \
+  --user=8332:8332 \
+  indralabs/btcd-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev \
+    --directory=/etc/btcwallet -H 172.16.42.3 -f
+
+docker run --rm -it \
+  --volume=btcd_btcwallet_config:/etc/btcwallet \
+  --volume=btcd_btcwallet_data:/var/btcwallet \
+  indralabs/btcwallet-multi-arch:linux-amd64-dev \
+    --simnet --create
+
diff --git a/docker/scratch/root-fs.Dockerfile b/docker/scratch/root-fs.Dockerfile
index d3fa8ab6..e96ccfcf 100644
--- a/docker/scratch/root-fs.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/scratch/root-fs.Dockerfile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN set -ex && echo "checking users and groups to root filesystem" \
 RUN set -ex && echo "adding and permissioning /etc directories" \
     && mkdir -pv /etc/btcwallet && chmod 755 /etc/btcwallet && chown btcwallet:btcwallet /etc/btcwallet \
     && mkdir -pv /etc/btcd && chmod 755 /etc/btcd \
-    && mkdir -pv /etc/btcd/keys && chmod 750 /etc/btcd/keys && chown btcd:btcd /etc/btcd/keys \
+    && mkdir -pv /etc/btcd/keys && chmod 755 /etc/btcd/keys && chown btcd:btcd /etc/btcd/keys \
     && mkdir -pv /etc/lnd  && chmod 755 /etc/lnd \
     && mkdir -pv /etc/lnd/keys && chmod 750 /etc/lnd/keys && chown lnd:lnd /etc/lnd/keys \
     && mkdir -pv /etc/lnd/macaroons && chmod 750 /etc/lnd/macaroons && chown lnd:lnd /etc/lnd/macaroons \