diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index b62c68a07b..a4bc1cbf54 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ ENV VFLAGS -cc gcc
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/vlang && ln -s /opt/vlang/v /usr/bin/v
 
+ARG USE_LOCAL
+
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
   git make upx gcc bash \
   musl-dev \
@@ -17,7 +19,16 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
   libx11-dev glfw-dev freetype-dev
 
 ## RUN apk --no-cache add --virtual sdl2deps sdl2-dev sdl2_ttf-dev sdl2_mixer-dev sdl2_image-dev
+COPY . /vlang-local
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/vlang/v /opt/vlang && make && v -version
+RUN if [[ -z "${USE_LOCAL}" ]] ; then \
+      git clone https://github.com/vlang/v/ /opt/vlang && \
+      rm -rf /vlang-local ; \
+    else \
+      mv /vlang-local/* . && \
+      rm -rf /vlang-local ; \
+    fi
+
+RUN make && v -version
 
 CMD ["v"]