diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a21acb3fe..da1046b03 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ generating IOC Instances from those Generic IOCs at container runtime. It is
 targetted at running IOCs in Kubernetes, but the images it
 creates can execute in any container runtime, such as docker or podman.
 
+
   ============== ==============================================================
   PyPI           ``pip install ibek``
   Source code    https://github.com/epics-containers/ibek
diff --git a/src/ibek/ioc_cmds/assets.py b/src/ibek/ioc_cmds/assets.py
index a2544f6fa..faeb8928b 100644
--- a/src/ibek/ioc_cmds/assets.py
+++ b/src/ibek/ioc_cmds/assets.py
@@ -64,14 +64,31 @@ def extract_assets(
             GLOBALS.IBEK_DEFS,
             IOC_FOLDER,  # get the IOC folder symlink
             Path.readlink(IOC_FOLDER),  # get contents of IOC folder
-        ]
+            Path("/venv"),  # get the virtualenv
+        ] + list(
+            source.glob("ibek*")
+        )  # get ibek-support and related folders
     else:
         default_assets = []
 
     # folder names with binary files in them
     binary = ["bin", "lib"]
 
+    # move the default assets and extras in their entirety
+    extra_files = default_assets + extras
+    for asset in extra_files:
+        src = source / asset
+        if src.exists():
+            dest_file = destination / asset.relative_to("/")
+            if dry_run:
+                typer.echo(f"Would move extra asset {src} to {dest_file} with {binary}")
+            else:
+                move_file(src, dest_file, binary)
+        else:
+            typer.echo(f"WARNING: runtime asset {src} missing")
+
     # identify EPICS modules as folders with binary output folders
+    # and move only their output folders as specified by asset_matches
     binaries: List[Path] = []
     for find in binary:
         # only look two levels deep
@@ -99,15 +116,3 @@ def extract_assets(
                     typer.echo(f"Would move {src} to {dest_file} with {binary}")
                 else:
                     move_file(src, dest_file, binary)
-
-    extra_files = default_assets + extras
-    for asset in extra_files:
-        src = source / asset
-        if src.exists():
-            dest_file = destination / asset.relative_to("/")
-            if dry_run:
-                typer.echo(f"Would move extra asset {src} to {dest_file} with {binary}")
-            else:
-                move_file(src, dest_file, binary)
-        else:
-            typer.echo(f"WARNING: runtime asset {src} missing")
diff --git a/src/ibek/support_cmds/commands.py b/src/ibek/support_cmds/commands.py
index 930b0b7e1..0c5e4f056 100644
--- a/src/ibek/support_cmds/commands.py
+++ b/src/ibek/support_cmds/commands.py
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ def compile(
     path = SUPPORT / module
 
     command = f"make -C {path} -j $(nproc) " + " ".join(ctx.args)
-    exit(subprocess.call(["bash", "-c", command]))
+    result = subprocess.call(["bash", "-c", command])
+    # save size of developer container with make clean
+    command = f"make -C {path} -j $(nproc) clean"
+    subprocess.call(["bash", "-c", command])
+    exit(result)
 
 
 @support_cli.command()