diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical-nats/dockerfile b/docker/containers/tactical-nats/dockerfile
index 4e4cda8b..a2a7f8df 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical-nats/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical-nats/dockerfile
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache inotify-tools supervisor bash
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-e", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 
-COPY natsapi/bin/nats-api /usr/local/bin/
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
-
 COPY docker/containers/tactical-nats/entrypoint.sh /
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical-nats/entrypoint.sh b/docker/containers/tactical-nats/entrypoint.sh
index 3bb062aa..a9f3bef8 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical-nats/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical-nats/entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-: "${DEV:=0}"
-: "${API_CONTAINER:=tactical-backend}"
-: "${API_PORT:=80}"
-
-if [ "${DEV}" = 1 ]; then
-  NATS_CONFIG=/workspace/api/tacticalrmm/nats-rmm.conf
-else
-  NATS_CONFIG="${TACTICAL_DIR}/api/nats-rmm.conf"
-fi
 sleep 15
 until [ -f "${TACTICAL_READY_FILE}" ]; do
   echo "waiting for init container to finish install or update..."
@@ -38,11 +29,6 @@ stdout_logfile=/dev/fd/1
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
 redirect_stderr=true
 
-[program:nats-api]
-command=/bin/bash -c "/usr/local/bin/nats-api -debug -api-host http://${API_CONTAINER}:${API_PORT}/natsapi -nats-host tls://${API_HOST}:4222"
-stdout_logfile=/dev/fd/1
-stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
-redirect_stderr=true
 EOF
 )"
 
diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
index 3187d476..74a9a553 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-e", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 COPY api/tacticalrmm/core/goinstaller/bin/goversioninfo /usr/local/bin/goversioninfo
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/goversioninfo
 
+# copy nats-api file
+COPY natsapi/bin/nats-api /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
+
 # docker init
 COPY docker/containers/tactical/entrypoint.sh /
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh