diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 040bba3f..890ff948 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ MODELS_PATH=/models
 ## Specify a build type. Available: cublas, openblas, clblas.
 # BUILD_TYPE=openblas
 
-## Uncomment and set to false to disable rebuilding from source
-# REBUILD=false
+## Uncomment and set to true to enable rebuilding from source
+# REBUILD=true
 
 ## Enable go tags, available: stablediffusion, tts
 ## stablediffusion: image generation with stablediffusion
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1c0685a6..c22f5dc2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ FROM requirements
 
 ARG FFMPEG
 
-ENV REBUILD=true
+ENV REBUILD=false
 ENV HEALTHCHECK_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8080/readyz
 
 # Add FFmpeg
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 2bd8d022..b787649c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ cd /build
 if [ "$REBUILD" != "false" ]; then
 	rm -rf ./local-ai
 	ESPEAK_DATA=/build/lib/Linux-$(uname -m)/piper_phonemize/lib/espeak-ng-data make build -j${BUILD_PARALLELISM:-1}
+else
+	echo "@@@@@"
+	echo "Skipping rebuild"
+	echo "@@@@@"
+	echo "If you are experiencing issues with the pre-compiled builds, try setting REBUILD=true"
+	echo "If you are still experiencing issues with the build, try setting CMAKE_ARGS and disable the instructions set as needed:"
+	echo 'CMAKE_ARGS="-DLLAMA_F16C=OFF -DLLAMA_AVX512=OFF -DLLAMA_AVX2=OFF -DLLAMA_FMA=OFF"'
+	echo "see the documentation at: https://localai.io/basics/build/index.html"
+	echo "Note: See also https://github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI/issues/288"
+	echo "@@@@@"
 fi
 
 ./local-ai "$@"