diff --git a/template/java8/Dockerfile b/template/java8/Dockerfile
index c994a52a..8f040c62 100644
--- a/template/java8/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/java8/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ COPY . /home/app/
 
 RUN gradle build
 
+RUN rm /home/app/entrypoint/build/distributions/entrypoint*
+
+RUN gradle distZip
+
 FROM openjdk:8u121-jdk-alpine as ship
 RUN apk --no-cache add curl \
     && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
diff --git a/template/java8/entrypoint/build.gradle b/template/java8/entrypoint/build.gradle
index d059c573..e9ec4e84 100644
--- a/template/java8/entrypoint/build.gradle
+++ b/template/java8/entrypoint/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ plugins {
     // Apply the application plugin to add support for building an application
     id 'application'
 
+    // Apply the distribution plugin to add resources to entrypoint dist
+    id 'distribution'
+
 }
 
 // Define the main class for the application
@@ -29,6 +32,14 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':function')
 }
 
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        resources {
+            srcDirs "src/main/resources"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 jar {
     manifest {
         attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'OpenFaaS Function',