diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d2242ac..5962bdf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ RUN cd apps/api && npx prisma generate
 RUN pnpm --filter @kooltab/api run build
 RUN pnpm --filter @kooltab/dashboard run build
 
-# ---- Deploy the API with pnpm deploy -----
+# ---- Production API image ----
 FROM node:20-alpine AS api
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
 WORKDIR /app
+
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/prisma ./prisma
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/package.json ./
@@ -29,24 +30,26 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/shared/package.json ./packages/shared/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/shared/dist ./packages/shared/dist/
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
+RUN pnpm install --prod
 
 EXPOSE 3001
 CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma migrate deploy && node dist/main.js"]
 
-# ---- Deploy the Dashboard with pnpm deploy -----
+# ---- Production Dashboard image ----
 FROM node:20-alpine AS dashboard
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
 WORKDIR /app
+
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/dashboard/.next ./.next
-COPY --from=builder /app/apps/dashboard/public ./public 2>/dev/null || mkdir -p public
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/dashboard/package.json ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/dashboard/next.config.js ./
+RUN mkdir -p public
+
 COPY --from=builder /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/shared/package.json ./packages/shared/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/shared/dist ./packages/shared/dist/
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
+RUN pnpm install --prod
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 CMD ["node", "node_modules/next/dist/bin/next", "start"]
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