diff --git a/modules/docker.py b/modules/docker.py
index 269fa59..10ff6c2 100644
--- a/modules/docker.py
+++ b/modules/docker.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def generate():
     context['docker_database_port_internal'] = \
         configuration.docker.database.port
 
+    context['projectbranch'] = configuration.project.branch
     context['database_user'] = configuration.server.database.admin.user
     context['database_pass'] = configuration.server.database.admin.password
     context['database_name'] = configuration.server.database.name
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def generate():
     else:
 
         config_src = configuration.templates.docker.database.src
+
         upload_template(
             filename=config_src,
             destination=build_path,
@@ -220,3 +222,74 @@ def stop(remove=False):
 
         if remove:
             docker_run(docker_rm)
+
+
+@task
+def edit(param='help'):
+    """
+    calls up mvim on the docker conf and build files
+    """
+
+    from .maintenance import edit as maintenance_edit
+
+    configuration = env.config
+    print('keys: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.keys())
+    print('path: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.path.keys())
+    print('path.remote: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.path.remote)
+    print('path.local: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.path.local)
+    print('database: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.database.keys())
+    print('database.src: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.database.src)
+    print('database.dst: %s' % configuration.templates.docker.database.dst)
+
+    import os
+
+    database_build_path = os.path.join(
+        configuration.templates.docker.path.remote,
+        'build',
+        configuration.templates.docker.database.dst
+    )
+
+    database_template_path = os.path.join(
+        configuration.templates.docker.path.remote,
+        'files',
+        configuration.templates.docker.database.src
+    )
+
+    print('database build path: %s' % database_build_path)
+    print('database template path: %s' % database_template_path)
+
+    project_branch = configuration.project.branch
+    
+    locations = {
+        'database': {
+            'path': database_build_path,
+            'desc': 'docker database file in scripts/conf/docker/build',
+        },
+
+        'template': {
+            'path': database_template_path,
+            'desc': 'docker template file for database is'
+            'scripts/conf/docker/files',
+        }
+    }
+
+    if param in locations.keys():
+        remote_path = locations[param]['path']
+        maintenance_edit(remote_path=remote_path)
+    else:
+        # if param == 'help':
+
+        print("""
+        "fab docker.edit" automates editing template configuration files
+              for docker database
+
+        to use this you must pass one of the editable locations in as a
+        parameter
+
+        currently editable locations are:
+        """)
+
+        for k_loc in locations.keys():
+            print("\t{0: <20} - {1}".format(k_loc, locations[k_loc]['desc']))
+
+        return