diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 344eca2..2896c8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
-    - name: Setup Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: 17
-    - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-    - name: Build healthcheck tool
-      working-directory: healthcheck
-      run: ./gradlew build
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dockerhub.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dockerhub.yml
index fbf7946..870604c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dockerhub.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dockerhub.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-      - name: Build healthcheck tool
-        working-directory: healthcheck
-        run: ./gradlew build
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2590944..52a5dc0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ RUN chmod +x ${IBC_PATH}/*.sh ${IBC_PATH}/*/*.sh
 # copy IBC/Jts configs
 COPY ibc/config.ini ${IBC_INI}
 
+# temp container to build using gradle
+FROM gradle:8.7.0-jdk17 AS healthcheck-tools
+ENV APP_HOME=/usr/app/
+WORKDIR $APP_HOME
+COPY healthcheck $APP_HOME
+  
+RUN gradle clean build
+
+RUN unzip healthcheck/build/distributions/healthcheck.zip -d $APP_HOME/healthcheck
+RUN unzip healthcheck-rest/build/distributions/healthcheck-rest-boot.zip -d $APP_HOME/healthcheck-rest
+
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 ARG IB_GATEWAY_MAJOR="10"
 ARG IB_GATEWAY_MINOR="19"
@@ -56,7 +67,7 @@ ENV TWS_INSTALL_LOG=/root/Jts/tws_install.log \
     IB_GATEWAY_VERSION=${IB_GATEWAY_MAJOR}${IB_GATEWAY_MINOR}
 
 # make dirs
-RUN mkdir -p /tmp && mkdir -p ${IBC_PATH} && mkdir -p ${TWS_PATH}
+RUN mkdir -p /tmp && mkdir -p ${IBC_PATH} && mkdir -p ${TWS_PATH} && mkdir -p /healthcheck
 
 # download IB TWS
 COPY --from=downloader /tmp/ibgw.sh /tmp/ibgw.sh
@@ -69,10 +80,10 @@ COPY --from=downloader /opt/ibc /opt/ibc
 COPY --from=downloader /root/ibc /root/ibc
 
 # install healthcheck tool
-ADD healthcheck/healthcheck/build/distributions/healthcheck.tar /
+COPY --from=healthcheck-tools /usr/app/healthcheck /healthcheck
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/healthcheck/bin"
 
-ADD healthcheck/healthcheck-rest/build/distributions/healthcheck-rest-boot.tar /
+COPY --from=healthcheck-tools /usr/app/healthcheck-rest /healthcheck-rest
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/healthcheck-rest-boot/bin"
 
 # copy cmd script