diff --git a/.github/ci.sh b/.github/ci.sh
index 71d46a181f..683d0bd423 100755
--- a/.github/ci.sh
+++ b/.github/ci.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ zip_dist() {
 
 zip_dist_with_solvers() {
   sname="${1}"
+  # Because these binaries come from the what4-solvers repository, they
+  # should be at least as portable (in terms of dynamic library
+  # dependencies) as the SAW binaries.
   cp "$BIN/abc"        dist/bin/
   cp "$BIN/cvc4"       dist/bin/
   cp "$BIN/yices"      dist/bin/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b67c9b4c1..88198aeaab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Overall configuration notes:
+# - Artifact uploads for binaries are from GHC 8.10.3
+# - Builds for Ubuntu happen on 18.04 (would like to include 20.04, in addition)
+# - Builds for macOS builds on 10.15 (to avoid GHC bug on macOS 11; solvable with GHC > 8.10.4)
+# - Docker builds happen nightly, on manual invocation, and on release branch commits
+# Please update this comment as those details change.
+
 name: SAWScript
 on:
   push:
@@ -12,9 +19,10 @@ env:
   CACHE_VERSION: 1
   DISABLED_TESTS: "test0000 test_FNV_a1_rev test0010_jss_cnf_exp test0039_rust test_boilerplate test_external_abc"
 
-  # Solver versions - also update in the following locations:
+  # Solver package snapshot date - also update in the following locations:
   # ./saw/Dockerfile
   # ./saw-remote-api/Dockerfile
+  # ./s2nTests/scripts/blst-entrypoint.sh
   # ./s2nTests/docker/saw.dockerfile
   SOLVER_PKG_VERSION: "snapshot-20210917"
 
diff --git a/saw-remote-api/scripts/test_docker.sh b/saw-remote-api/scripts/test_docker.sh
index 131cca7e1a..5610d6fe5e 100755
--- a/saw-remote-api/scripts/test_docker.sh
+++ b/saw-remote-api/scripts/test_docker.sh
@@ -2,57 +2,55 @@
 
 echo "Testing saw-remote-api docker image..."
 
-DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
-
-TAG=${1:-saw-remote-api}
+cleanup () {
+  echo "killing saw-remote-api docker container"
+  docker container kill saw-remote-api || true
+  docker container rm saw-remote-api || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
 
-pushd $DIR/..
+DIR="$( dirname "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )")"
 
-docker run --name=saw-remote-api -d \
-  --env CLASSPATH=/home/saw/tests/saw/test-files \
-  -v $PWD/python/tests/saw/test-files:/home/saw/tests/saw/test-files \
-  -p 8080:8080 \
-  "$TAG"
+TAG=${1:-saw-remote-api}
 
-if (( $? != 0 )); then
-  echo "Failed to launch docker container"
-  exit 1
-fi
+( cd "$DIR";
+  docker run --name=saw-remote-api -d \
+    --env CLASSPATH=/home/saw/tests/saw/test-files \
+    -v $PWD/python/tests/saw/test-files:/home/saw/tests/saw/test-files \
+    -p 8080:8080 \
+    "$TAG";
 
-popd
+  if (( $? != 0 )); then
+    echo "Failed to launch docker container"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+)
 
 sleep 5 # let the server catch its breath and be ready for requests
 
-pushd $DIR/../python
+( cd "$DIR/python";
 
-NUM_FAILS=0
-function run_test {
+  NUM_FAILS=0;
+  function run_test {
     "$@"
     if (( $? != 0 )); then NUM_FAILS=$(($NUM_FAILS+1)); fi
-}
-
-
-echo "Setting up python environment for remote server clients..."
-poetry update
-poetry install
-
-export SAW_SERVER_URL="http://localhost:8080/"
-run_test poetry run python -m unittest discover tests/saw
-run_test poetry run python -m unittest discover tests/saw_low_level
-
-popd
-
-echo "killing saw-remote-api docker container"
-
-docker container kill saw-remote-api
-docker container rm saw-remote-api
-
-
-if [ $NUM_FAILS -eq 0 ]
-then
-  echo "All docker saw-remote-api tests passed"
-  exit 0
-else
-  echo "Some docker saw-remote-api tests failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
+  };
+
+
+  echo "Setting up python environment for remote server clients...";
+  poetry update;
+  poetry install;
+
+  export SAW_SERVER_URL="http://localhost:8080/";
+  run_test poetry run python -m unittest discover tests/saw;
+  run_test poetry run python -m unittest discover tests/saw_low_level;
+
+  if [ $NUM_FAILS -eq 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "All docker saw-remote-api tests passed"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    echo "Some docker saw-remote-api tests failed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+)