diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a70830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# This dockerfile runs the run.py python file
+# which is the main file for the application
+
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.9
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+ADD . .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Run run.py when the container launches
+CMD ["python", "run.py"]
diff --git a/app/mabel/connect_openai.py b/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
index 1e3a06b..d09c44b 100644
--- a/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
+++ b/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DIALOGUE_STACK = []
 
 def load_system_directives():
     '''Load the json file containing system directives'''
-    with open('app/mabel/system_directives/system_directives.json') as f:
+    with open('app/mabel/system-directives/system_directives.json') as f:
         system_directives = json.load(f)
     return system_directives
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a9f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+openai
+discord
+python-dotenv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 51ea1d7..7e092df 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from app.discord_bot.connect_discord import client, discord_token
 
 if  __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("Starting Discord Bot")
     client.run(discord_token)
\ No newline at end of file