diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo
index dcb5eebe..b11f0482 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN \
     set -eux
     rustup run ${rust_toolchain} \
         cargo ${cargo_cmd} \
+            --verbose \
             --frozen \
             --workspace \
             "${cargo_spec_features}" \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deb b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deb
index 266e979d..c666d4e5 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deb
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ RUN \
     mkdir -p "${pkg_dir}"
     rustup run ${rust_toolchain} \
         cargo deb \
+            --verbose \
             --frozen \
             --no-build \
             "${cargo_spec_features}" \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deps b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deps
index 5ae64392..7032823d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deps
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.cargo.deps
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ RUN \
     set -eux
     rustup run ${rust_toolchain} \
         cargo chef cook ${cook_args} \
+            --verbose \
             --frozen \
             --workspace \
             "${cargo_spec_features}" \
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index b40c6b66..5cf7928a 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ of images from shared intermediate layers with a huge ever-growing pulsating cac
 The result is the ability to run continuous integration for a number of build
 variations while only paying the cost of rebuilding the last layer for each one.
 
+
 ### Layout
 
-This directory is made up of four types of files.
+This directory is made up of three types of files:
 
 - Shell scripts are the user interface. Use this system through one of the shell scripts. The
 bake files can still be docker'ed directly but it's recomended to run the script.
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ always be a single unified tree.
 These are written generically in the style of "template functions" with many variables allowing
 many targets to create many variations using the same Dockerfile.
 
-- All other files are various assets that may be referenced or used in a build mount, though
-at the time of this writing I've actually eliminated all of them, more may return one day.
-
 
 ### Getting started
 
diff --git a/docker/bake.hcl b/docker/bake.hcl
index 85ec6b88..d8904666 100644
--- a/docker/bake.hcl
+++ b/docker/bake.hcl
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ variable "GITHUB_REF_SHA" {}
 variable "GITHUB_REF_NAME" {}
 
 variable "acct" {
-	default = "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
+    default = "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
 }
 variable "repo" {
-	default = "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
+    default = "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 }
 variable "docker_repo" {
-	default = "${repo}"
+    default = "${repo}"
 }
 
 variable "git_ref" {
-	default = "${GITHUB_REF}"
+    default = "${GITHUB_REF}"
 }
 variable "git_ref_sha" {
-	default = "${GITHUB_REF_SHA}"
+    default = "${GITHUB_REF_SHA}"
 }
 variable "git_ref_name" {
-	default = "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+    default = "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
 }
 
 cargo_feat_sets = {
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ variable "package_last_modified" {
 
 # Compression options
 variable "image_compress_level" {
-	default = 11
+    default = 11
 }
 variable "cache_compress_level" {
-	default = 6
+    default = 6
 }
 
 # Use the cargo-chef layering strategy to separate and pre-build dependencies
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ variable "use_chef" {
 # Options for output verbosity
 variable "BUILDKIT_PROGRESS" {}
 variable "CARGO_TERM_VERBOSE" {
-    default = BUILDKIT_PROGRESS == "plain"? "true": "false"
+    default = false
 }
 
 variable "docker_dir" {
-	default = "."
+    default = "."
 }
 
 # Override the project checkout
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ target "book" {
         elem_tag("book", [cargo_profile, rust_toolchain, rust_target, feat_set, sys_name, sys_version, sys_target], "latest"),
     ]
     target = "book"
-    dockerfile = "${docker_dir}/Dockerfile.cargo.book"
     output = ["type=docker,compression=zstd,mode=min,compression-level=${image_compress_level}"]
     matrix = cargo_rust_feat_sys
     inherits = [
@@ -790,7 +789,6 @@ target "book" {
     }
     dockerfile-inline =<<EOF
         FROM input AS book
-        WORKDIR /
         COPY --link --from=input . .
         RUN ["mdbook", "build", "-d", "/book", "/usr/src/tuwunel"]
 EOF
@@ -1333,7 +1331,6 @@ target "ingredients" {
             feat_set == "all"?
                 "--all-features": "--no-default-features"
         )
-        CARGO_TERM_VERBOSE = CI == "true"
         RUST_BACKTRACE = "full"
         ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR="/usr/lib/${sys_target}"
         JEMALLOC_OVERRIDE="/usr/lib/${sys_target}/libjemalloc.a"