diff --git a/apps/server/Dockerfile b/apps/server/Dockerfile
index 1486e2647..2cfd939c9 100644
--- a/apps/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/server/Dockerfile
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ FROM node:22.14.0-alpine AS builder
 
     # Install native dependencies since we might be building cross-platform.
     WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-    COPY /apps/server/dist /apps/server/pnpm-workspace.yaml /usr/src/app/
-    RUN rm -r node_modules/better-sqlite3 && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod && pnpm rebuild
+    COPY /apps/server/dist/package.json /apps/server/dist/pnpm-lock.yaml /apps/server/pnpm-workspace.yaml /usr/src/app/
+    RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod && pnpm rebuild
 
 FROM node:22.14.0-alpine
     # Install runtime dependencies
     RUN apk add --no-cache su-exec shadow
 
     WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-    COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app /usr/src/app
+    COPY /apps/server/dist /usr/src/app
+    RUN rm -rf /usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3
+    COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3 /usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3
     COPY /apps/server/start-docker.sh /usr/src/app
 
     # Add application user