diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ac62244f..16951afbb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ This guide will get you up and running in a few minutes.
 To get started quickly with IronFunctions, just fire up an `iron/functions` container:
 
 ```sh
-docker run --rm -it --name functions --privileged -v ${PWD}/data:/app/data -p 8080:8080 iron/functions
+docker run --rm -it --name functions -v ${PWD}/data:/app/data -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 8080:8080 iron/functions
 ```
 
 *where ${PWD}/data is the directory where the functions application data files will be stored*
diff --git a/api/server/routes_create.go b/api/server/routes_create.go
index 0408a7e74..fccef0b65 100644
--- a/api/server/routes_create.go
+++ b/api/server/routes_create.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
-	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner/task"
 	"github.com/iron-io/runner/common"
 )
 
@@ -44,13 +43,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteCreate(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = s.Runner.EnsureImageExists(ctx, &task.Config{
-		Image: wroute.Route.Image,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, simpleError(models.ErrUsableImage))
-		return
-	}
+	// err = s.Runner.EnsureImageExists(ctx, &task.Config{
+	// 	Image: wroute.Route.Image,
+	// })
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, simpleError(models.ErrUsableImage))
+	// 	return
+	// }
 
 	app, err := s.Datastore.GetApp(ctx, wroute.Route.AppName)
 	if err != nil && err != models.ErrAppsNotFound {
diff --git a/api/server/routes_update.go b/api/server/routes_update.go
index dbd470b87..81e3fed2f 100644
--- a/api/server/routes_update.go
+++ b/api/server/routes_update.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
-	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner/task"
 	"github.com/iron-io/runner/common"
 )
 
@@ -41,14 +40,14 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
 	wroute.Route.Path = path.Clean(c.MustGet(api.Path).(string))
 
 	if wroute.Route.Image != "" {
-		err = s.Runner.EnsureImageExists(ctx, &task.Config{
-			Image: wroute.Route.Image,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Debug(models.ErrRoutesUpdate)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, simpleError(models.ErrUsableImage))
-			return
-		}
+		// err = s.Runner.EnsureImageExists(ctx, &task.Config{
+		// 	Image: wroute.Route.Image,
+		// })
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	log.WithError(err).Debug(models.ErrRoutesUpdate)
+		// 	c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, simpleError(models.ErrUsableImage))
+		// 	return
+		// }
 	}
 
 	route, err := s.Datastore.UpdateRoute(ctx, wroute.Route)