diff --git a/docker/Makefile b/docker/Makefile
index 408a52f..3caa06f 100644
--- a/docker/Makefile
+++ b/docker/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+PACKAGES := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/../packages)
+REPORTS := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/reports)
+GANACHE_VOLUMES := $(abspath ${CURDIR}/ganache/volumes)
+
 # Targets for building/running/stopping the blockchain and rendezvous server (using the docker-compose file)
 build:
 	@docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p concordia build
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ build-ganache:
 	@docker build ../ -f ./ganache/Dockerfile -t concordia-ganache
 run-ganache:
 	@docker network create --driver bridge concordia_ganache_network || true &&\
-	docker run -d -v `pwd`/volumes/ganache_db:/home/ganache_db -v `pwd`/volumes/ganache_keys:/home/ganache_keys -p 8545:8545 --env-file=./env/ganache.env --name concordia-ganache --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-ganache:latest
+	docker run -d -v ${GANACHE_VOLUMES}/ganache_db:/home/ganache_db -v ${GANACHE_VOLUMES}/ganache_keys:/home/ganache_keys -p 8545:8545 --env-file=./env/ganache.env --name concordia-ganache --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-ganache:latest
 run-ganache-test:
 	@docker network create --driver bridge concordia_ganache_test_network || true &&\
 	docker run --rm -d -p 8546:8546 --env-file=./env/ganache.test.env --name concordia-ganache-test --net=concordia_ganache_test_network concordia-ganache:latest
@@ -30,19 +34,16 @@ build-contracts-migrate:
 	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-contracts/Dockerfile -t concordia-contracts-migrate --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
 build-contracts-tests:
 	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-contracts/Dockerfile --target test -t concordia-contracts-tests --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
-run-contract-tests:
-	@docker run --rm -v `pwd`/reports/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_test_network concordia-contracts-tests:latest
-run-contract-tests-host-chain:
-	@docker run --rm -v `pwd`/reports/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-tests:latest
+run-contracts-tests:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_test_network concordia-contracts-tests:latest
+run-contracts-tests-host-chain:
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/contracts/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-tests:latest
 run-contracts-migrate:
-	@cd .. &&\
-	docker run --rm -v `pwd`/packages/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./docker/env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./env/contracts.docker.env --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
 run-contracts-migrate-host-chain:
-	@cd .. &&\
-	docker run --rm -v `pwd`/packages/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./docker/env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/ --env-file=./env/contracts.env --net=host concordia-contracts-migrate:latest
 get-contracts:
-	@cd .. && \
-	docker run --rm -v `pwd`/packages/concordia-contracts/build/:/build --entrypoint=sh concordia-contracts:latest -c 'cp /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/* /build'
+	@docker run --rm -v ${PACKAGES}/concordia-contracts/build/:/build --entrypoint=sh concordia-contracts:latest -c 'cp /usr/src/concordia/packages/concordia-contracts/build/* /build'
 
 # App targets
 build-app:
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ build-app:
 build-app-tests:
 	@docker build ../ -f ./concordia-app/Dockerfile --target test -t concordia-app-tests --build-arg TZ=Europe/Athens
 run-app-tests:
-	@docker run --rm -v `pwd`/reports/app/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/concordia.docker.env concordia-app-tests:latest
+	@docker run --rm -v ${REPORTS}/app/:/usr/test-reports/ --env-file=./env/concordia.docker.env concordia-app-tests:latest
 run-app:
 	@docker create --env-file=./env/concordia.docker.env -p 8473:80 --name concordia-app --net=concordia_ganache_network concordia-app:latest &&\
 	docker network connect concordia_rendezvous_network concordia-app &&\