diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 448e89e..86cf387 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ RUN npx prisma generate \
     && (pnpm --filter @goodgo/mcp-servers build 2>/dev/null || true) \
     && cd apps/api && npx nest build
 
-# Use pnpm deploy to produce a flat, production-only node_modules
-# Copy generated Prisma client from build stage (pnpm deploy doesn't carry it)
-RUN pnpm deploy --legacy --filter @goodgo/api --prod /app/pruned
-
 # ---- Production ----
 FROM node:22-slim AS production
 
@@ -48,22 +44,19 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="goodgo-api" \
 
 # dumb-init for proper PID 1 signal handling
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends dumb-init \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends dumb-init openssl \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-# Copy pruned production node_modules
-COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/pruned/node_modules ./node_modules
+# Copy full node_modules from build stage (pnpm deploy --prod is unreliable in monorepo)
+COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 # Copy compiled application
 COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/apps/api/dist ./dist
 # Prisma schema + migrations (needed for runtime client & migrate deploy)
 COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/prisma ./prisma
-# Copy generated Prisma client from build stage (not from pruned)
-COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/node_modules/.pnpm/@prisma+client@*/node_modules/@prisma/client ./node_modules/@prisma/client
-COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/node_modules/.pnpm/@prisma+client@*/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
 # Package metadata
 COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/apps/api/package.json ./package.json
 # Entrypoint script