diff --git a/apps/cic-meta/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-meta/docker/Dockerfile
index aa4c6a28..03ffcfc6 100644
--- a/apps/cic-meta/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-meta/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-# syntax = docker/dockerfile:1.2
-#FROM node:15.3.0-alpine3.10
-FROM node:lts-alpine3.14
+FROM node:15.3.0-alpine3.10
+#FROM node:lts-alpine3.14
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache postgresql bash
 
 # copy the dependencies
-COPY package.json package-lock.json .
-RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.npm \
-    npm set cache /root/.npm && \
-    npm ci
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+#RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.npm \
+RUN    npm set cache /root/.npm && \
+	npm cache verify && \
+    npm ci --verbose
 
 COPY webpack.config.js .
 COPY tsconfig.json . 
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/Dockerfile
index 82120dc0..87c136cd 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# syntax = docker/dockerfile:1.2
-FROM registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics/cic-base-images:python-3.8.6-dev-55da5f4e as dev
+ARG DOCKER_REGISTRY="registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics"
+
+FROM $DOCKER_REGISTRY/cic-base-images:python-3.8.6-dev-55da5f4e
+
 RUN apt-get install -y redis-server
 # create secrets directory
 RUN mkdir -vp pgp/keys
@@ -8,28 +10,33 @@ RUN mkdir -vp pgp/keys
 RUN mkdir -vp cic-ussd
 RUN mkdir -vp data
 
-ARG EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433"
-ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages/pypi/simple"
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_INDEX_URL=https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_ARGS=""
+ARG PIP_INDEX_URL=https://pypi.org/simple
 
-RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
-    pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
-    --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
-    cic-eth-aux-erc20-demurrage-token~=0.0.2a6
+RUN    pip install --index-url $PIP_INDEX_URL \
+    --pre \
+    --force-reinstall \
+    --no-cache \
+    --extra-index-url $EXTRA_PIP_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
+        cic-eth-aux-erc20-demurrage-token~=0.0.2a7
 
-COPY requirements.txt .
 
-RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
-    pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
-    -r requirements.txt
+COPY *requirements.txt ./
+RUN    pip install --index-url $PIP_INDEX_URL \
+    --pre \
+    --force-reinstall \
+    --no-cache \
+    --extra-index-url $EXTRA_PIP_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
+    -r requirements.txt 
+
 
 COPY . .
 RUN python setup.py install
 
 COPY cic_ussd/db/ussd_menu.json data/
 
-COPY docker/*.sh .
+COPY docker/*.sh ./
 RUN chmod +x /root/*.sh
 
 # copy config and migration files to definitive file so they can be referenced in path definitions for running scripts
diff --git a/docker-compose_local.yml b/docker-compose_local.yml
index a7f3c499..0d37d646 100644
--- a/docker-compose_local.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_local.yml
@@ -476,3 +476,64 @@ services:
       - ./apps/contract-migration/testdata/pgp/:/tmp/cic/pgp
 
 
+  cic-user-tasker:
+    image: ${DEV_DOCKER_REGISTRY:-registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics/cic-internal-integration}/cic-user:${TAG:-latest}
+    hostname: meta
+    build:
+      context: apps/cic-ussd
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${DEV_DOCKER_REGISTRY:-registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics}
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST:-postgres}
+      DATABASE_PORT: ${DATABASE_PORT:-5432}
+      DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME:-cic_user}
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-tralala}
+      DATABASE_USER: ${DATABASE_USER:-grassroots}
+      DATABASE_ENGINE: ${DATABASE_ENGINE:-postgres}
+      DATABASE_DRIVER: ${DATABASE_DRIVER:-psycopg2}
+      DATABASE_DEBUG: ${DATABASE_DEBUG:-0}
+      DATABASE_POOL_SIZE: 0
+      CELERY_BROKER_URL: ${CELERY_BROKER_URL:-redis://redis}
+      CELERY_RESULT_URL: ${CELERY_BROKER_URL:-redis://redis}
+      PGP_PASSPHRASE: merman
+      CIC_META_URL: ${CIC_META_URL:-http://meta:8000}
+    restart: unless-stopped 
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+      - redis
+        #- cic-meta-server
+      - cic-eth-tasker
+      - cic-cache-tasker
+    volumes:
+      - ./apps/contract-migration/testdata/pgp/:/usr/src/secrets/
+    command: "/root/start_cic_user_tasker.sh -q cic-ussd -vv"
+
+
+  cic-user-tasker:
+    image: ${DEV_DOCKER_REGISTRY:-registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics/cic-internal-integration}/cic-user:${TAG:-latest}
+    build:
+      context: apps/cic-ussd
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${DEV_DOCKER_REGISTRY:-registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics}
+        PIP_INDEX_URL: ${PIP_INDEX_URL:-https://pypi.org/simple}
+        EXTRA_PIP_INDEX_URL: ${EXTRA_PIP_INDEX_URL:-https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433}
+        EXTRA_PIP_ARGS: $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST:-postgres}
+      DATABASE_PORT: ${DATABASE_PORT:-5432}
+      DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME:-cic_user}
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-tralala}
+      DATABASE_USER: ${DATABASE_USER:-grassroots}
+      DATABASE_ENGINE: ${DATABASE_ENGINE:-postgres}
+      DATABASE_DRIVER: ${DATABASE_DRIVER:-psycopg2}
+      DATABASE_DEBUG: ${DATABASE_DEBUG:-0}
+      DATABASE_POOL_SIZE: 0
+    restart: on-failure 
+    ports:
+      - ${DEV_CIC_USER_SERVER_PORT:-63415}:9500
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+      - redis
+    command: "/root/start_cic_user_server.sh -vv"