diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 817f10b..ae3feda 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ LABEL fly_launch_runtime="Node.js"
 RUN corepack enable
 WORKDIR /app
 
-FROM base AS prod-deps
+# Copy only the package files first
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+
+FROM base AS prod-deps
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --prod --frozen-lockfile
 
 FROM base AS build
-COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 COPY . .
 RUN pnpm run build
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@ COPY --from=build /app /app
 EXPOSE 8080
 ENV PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH="/usr/bin/chromium"
 CMD ["pnpm", "run", "start:production"]
-CMD ["pnpm", "run", "worker:production"]
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+CMD ["pnpm", "run", "worker:production"]