diff --git a/packages/context/Dockerfile b/packages/context/Dockerfile
index 9ce9daa..008acab 100644
--- a/packages/context/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/context/Dockerfile
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY . .
 
+# pnpm deploy assembles a self-contained folder with prod deps and the
+# already-built better-sqlite3 native binding, avoiding a second install
+# (and the --ignore-scripts trap that left the .node file missing).
 RUN corepack enable \
   && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile \
-  && pnpm --filter @neuledge/context build
+  && pnpm --filter @neuledge/context build \
+  && pnpm --filter @neuledge/context deploy --prod --legacy /deploy
 
 
 FROM node:22-bookworm-slim AS runtime
@@ -17,10 +21,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY --from=build /app/packages/context/dist ./dist
-COPY --from=build /app/packages/context/package.json ./package.json
-
-RUN npm install --omit=dev --ignore-scripts
+COPY --from=build /deploy ./
 
 EXPOSE 8080