diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 596826eb..d0897714 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ FROM wordpress:latest
 RUN apt-get update \
 & docker-php-ext-install zip
 
-
 # install wp cli
-
 RUN curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar -o /usr/local/bin/wp
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wp
 
 COPY post_launch.sh /post_launch.sh
+COPY sync_sources.sh /sync_sources.sh
 
 
diff --git a/sync_sources.sh b/sync_sources.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5fa2aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sync_sources.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# run wp-cli cmds from wp install path
+cd /var/www/html
+
+# copy plugin source files to WP path (else changing ownership will change on host)
+cp -r /app wp-content/plugins/wordpress-static-html-output
+
+# www-data to own plugin src files 
+chown -R www-data:www-data wp-content/plugins/wordpress-static-html-output
+chown -R www-data:www-data wp-content/uploads
+