diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bab22af..e15e0e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ COPY package*.json prisma.config.ts ./
 COPY prisma ./prisma
 
 # Install ALL dependencies (including devDependencies needed for build)
-RUN npm ci
+RUN npm ci && npx prisma generate
 
 # Copy application code (includes .env created in CI from EC2_ENV for NEXT_PUBLIC_* at build time)
 COPY . .
 
-# Regenerate Prisma Client with final schema before building Next.js
-RUN npx prisma generate
 
 # Build the Next.js application (reads .env and embeds NEXT_PUBLIC_* into the bundle)
 RUN npm run build