diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3ebd366..c635d60 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ WORKDIR /temp-deps
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm ci  
 
-# Stage 3: Production dependencies
-FROM base AS prod-deps
-WORKDIR /temp-deps
-COPY package*.json ./
-RUN npm ci --omit=dev
+# Stage 3: Production dependencies (prune dev deps from the already-installed tree)
+FROM deps AS prod-deps
+RUN npm prune --omit=dev
 
 # Stage 4: Build
 FROM base AS builder