diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 9404615..a9336db 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ COPY . .
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile 2>/dev/null || pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile --force
 RUN pnpm --filter @moraworld/database exec prisma generate && pnpm --filter @moraworld/database build
 RUN pnpm --filter @moraworld/api build
-RUN mkdir /app/flat-node && cp -rL node_modules/. /app/flat-node/
+RUN pnpm deploy --filter @moraworld/api --prod /app/deploy
+RUN for d in /app/node_modules/.pnpm/@prisma+client*/node_modules/.prisma; do \
+      [ -d "$d" ] && cp -rL "$d" /app/deploy/node_modules/ && break; \
+    done && ls /app/deploy/node_modules/.prisma/client/ 2>/dev/null || echo "prisma client not copied"
 
 FROM node:22-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser -S app app
-COPY --from=builder /app/flat-node ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/deploy/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/package.json ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/database ./packages/database