diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.backend b/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
index 837ae91..25a180c 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY backend/package*.json ./
-# Use npm ci if a lockfile exists, otherwise fall back to npm install
-RUN sh -c 'if [ -f package-lock.json ] || [ -f npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --production; else npm install --production; fi'
-COPY backend/ ./
+COPY backend/package*.json backend/
+# Use npm ci if a lockfile exists in backend, otherwise fall back to npm install
+RUN sh -c 'if [ -f backend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix backend --production; else npm install --prefix backend --production; fi'
+COPY backend/ backend/
 RUN npm run build --prefix backend
 
 FROM node:20-alpine
diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend b/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
index 6cd090c..9aa28c8 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY frontend/package*.json ./
-# Use npm ci when lockfile exists, fallback to npm install
-RUN sh -c 'if [ -f package-lock.json ] || [ -f npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci; else npm install; fi'
-COPY frontend/ ./
+COPY frontend/package*.json frontend/
+# Use npm ci when lockfile exists in frontend, fallback to npm install
+RUN sh -c 'if [ -f frontend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix frontend; else npm install --prefix frontend; fi'
+COPY frontend/ frontend/
 RUN npm run build --prefix frontend
 
 FROM nginx:stable-alpine