diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 66abfbb..6b4fe67 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ services:
 
   assets:
     env_file: .env
-    build: .
     image: teamlaser/laser-app:latest
     ports:
       - "8080:80"
@@ -34,3 +33,11 @@ services:
       - app
     command: nginx -g 'daemon off;error_log /dev/stdout info;'
 
+  worker:
+    env_file: .env
+    build: .
+    image: teamlaser/laser-app:latest
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    command:  bash -c "while true; do python ./worker.py; sleep 30; done"
+
diff --git a/worker.py b/worker.py
index 6e12ba4..9d0338b 100644
--- a/worker.py
+++ b/worker.py
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ from PIL import Image
 from redis import Redis
 import base64
 import json
+import os
 import potrace
 import re
 import time
 
 color = 65280
-r =  Redis()
+environ = os.environ
+host = environ['DB_HOST'] if 'DB_HOST' in os.environ else "localhost"
+port = environ['DB_PORT'] if 'DB_PORT' in os.environ else 6379
+r         = Redis(host="db", port=port)
+
 
 def convertImg(src, image_path="/tmp/"):
     base64_data = re.sub('^data:image/.+;base64,', '', src)
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ while data :
     item["points_list"] = pl
     item["created_at"]  = time.time()
     r.hset("images",hash_name, json.dumps(item))
+    print("Handled image {}".format(hash_name))
     data = r.lpop('image-convert')
 
   except Exception as e: