diff --git a/contrib/make_apk b/contrib/make_apk
index 773aeab548d2..6940222cd44e 100755
--- a/contrib/make_apk
+++ b/contrib/make_apk
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 pushd ./electrum/gui/kivy/
 
+make theming
+
 if [[ -n "$1"  && "$1" == "release" ]] ; then
     echo -n Keystore Password:
     read -s password
diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md b/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
index 83bc01a364ab..75e07d2dd300 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
+++ b/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
@@ -24,16 +24,23 @@ folder.
     $ sudo docker build -t electrum-android-builder-img electrum/gui/kivy/tools
     ```
 
+3. Prepare pure python dependencies
+
+    ```
+    $ sudo ./contrib/make_packages
+    ```
+
 3. Build binaries
 
     ```
     $ sudo docker run \
         --name electrum-android-builder-cont \
-        --rm \
+        --rm -i \
         -v $PWD:/home/user/wspace/electrum \
+        -v ~/.keystore:/home/user/.keystore \
         --workdir /home/user/wspace/electrum \
         electrum-android-builder-img \
-        ./electrum/gui/kivy/tools/build.sh
+        ./contrib/make_apk
     ```
     This mounts the project dir inside the container,
     and so the modifications will affect it, e.g. `.buildozer` folder
diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/build.sh b/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fa8de30b7df4..000000000000
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-pushd electrum/gui/kivy
-make theming
-popd
-
-sudo ./contrib/make_packages
-
-./contrib/make_apk