diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 126856f78..a593f4c98 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,21 +12,24 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+.PHONY: info
+info:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ROOTFS) $@
+	
+.PHONY: gocheck
 ifndef GOPATH
-$(error No GOPATH set)
+	$(error No GOPATH set)
 endif
 
-include include.mk
-
 GO_DIRS ?= $(shell glide nv -x )
 GO_PKGS ?= $(shell glide nv)
 
 .PHONY: build
-build:
+build: gocheck
 	@scripts/build-go.sh
 
 .PHONY: build-cross
-build-cross:
+build-cross: gocheck
 	@BUILD_CROSS=1 scripts/build-go.sh
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -40,14 +43,18 @@ clean:
 .PHONY: test
 test: build test-style test-unit
 
+ROOTFS := rootfs
+
 .PHONY: push
-push: container
+push: all
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ROOTFS) $@
 
 .PHONY: container
-container: .project .docker
+container: all
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ROOTFS) $@
 
 .PHONY: test-unit
-test-unit:
+test-unit: 
 	@echo Running tests...
 	go test -v $(GO_PKGS)
 
@@ -94,12 +101,3 @@ ifndef HAS_GOX
 	go get -u github.com/mitchellh/gox
 endif
 	glide install
-
-.PHONY: .project
-.project:
-	@if [[ -z "${PROJECT}" ]]; then echo "PROJECT variable must be set"; exit 1; fi
-
-.PHONY: .docker
-.docker:
-	@if [[ -z `which docker` ]] || ! docker version &> /dev/null; then echo "docker is not installed correctly"; exit 1; fi
-
diff --git a/rootfs/Makefile b/rootfs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..150bac8dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rootfs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+SUBDIRS := expandybird/. resourcifier/. manager/.
+TARGETS := info push container
+
+SUBDIRS_TARGETS := \
+	$(foreach t,$(TARGETS),$(addsuffix $t,$(SUBDIRS)))
+
+.PHONY : $(TARGETS) $(SUBDIRS_TARGETS)
+
+$(TARGETS) : % : $(addsuffix %,$(SUBDIRS))
+
+$(SUBDIRS_TARGETS) :
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(@F:.%=%)