diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6057a56..1a9aea5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy package files
 COPY package*.json ./
 
-# Install dependencies
-RUN npm ci
+# Install ALL dependencies (including dev dependencies for build)
+RUN npm ci --include=dev
 
 # Copy source code
 COPY . .
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ COPY . .
 # Build TypeScript
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Remove source files to reduce image size (optional)
-# RUN rm -rf src tsconfig.json
+# Verify dist was created
+RUN ls -la dist/ || (echo "ERROR: dist not created!" && exit 1)
+
+# Clean up dev dependencies to reduce image size (optional)
+RUN npm prune --omit=dev
 
 # Start the app
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
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