diff --git a/cmd/notary-server/config.json b/cmd/notary-server/config.json
index f7f383c03e..3a33df247b 100644
--- a/cmd/notary-server/config.json
+++ b/cmd/notary-server/config.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 		"addr": ":4443"
 	},
 	"trust_service": {
-		"type": "local",
-		"hostname": "signer",
+		"type": "remote",
+		"hostname": "notarysigner",
 		"port": "7899",
 		"tls_ca_file": "./fixtures/root-ca.crt"
 	},
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eb6fe48c3b..3d5f288bc2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ notaryserver:
   dockerfile: notary-server-Dockerfile
   links:
    - notarymysql
+   - notarysigner
   ports:
    - "8080"
    - "4443"