diff --git a/build/bot/ppa-build.dockerfile b/build/bot/ppa-build.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab132e379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/bot/ppa-build.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM ubuntu
+
+RUN apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot golang
+
+RUN mkdir -p ~/.ssh && echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+WORKDIR /source
+ENTRYPOINT go run build/ci.go debsrc -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"
diff --git a/build/bot/ppa-build.sh b/build/bot/ppa-build.sh
index 5d6b58434b..556f1db886 100644
--- a/build/bot/ppa-build.sh
+++ b/build/bot/ppa-build.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ set -e -x
 # as user 'root'.
 
 # Install the required tools for creating source packages.
-apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install\
-     devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot
+# apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install\
+#     devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot
 
 # Add the SSH key of ppa.launchpad.net to known_hosts.
-mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+# mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+#echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
 # Build the source package and upload.
 go run build/ci.go debsrc -sftp-user geth-ci -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"