diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9af7859..62f0c230 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ server_name laravel.dev;
### Enable Global Composer Build Install
-To enable Running Global Composer Install during the Build:
+Enabling Global Composer Install during the build for the container allows you to get your composer requirements installed and available in the container after the build is done.
1 - open the `docker-compose.yml` file
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ c - rebuild the Workspace Container `docker-compose build workspace`
-
+
### Install Node + NVM
diff --git a/hhvm/Dockerfile b/hhvm/Dockerfile
index ed787c26..a9569c9c 100644
--- a/hhvm/Dockerfile
+++ b/hhvm/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ FROM ubuntu:14.04
RUN apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 0x5a16e7281be7a449
-RUN apt-get install -y software-properties-common \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
+ && apt-get install -y software-properties-common \
&& add-apt-repository "deb http://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main" \
&& apt-get update -y \
&& apt-get install -y hhvm \