diff --git a/strapi.dockerfile b/strapi.dockerfile
index ae69138..82bee23 100644
--- a/strapi.dockerfile
+++ b/strapi.dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 FROM node:18.16-alpine
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
-ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN corepack enable
 # Installing libvips-dev for sharp Compatibility
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache build-base gcc autoconf automake zlib-dev libpng-dev vips-dev libc6-compat git nasm bash gcompat
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY pnpm-lock.yaml package.json ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --shamefully-hoist
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
 COPY ./packages/strapi .
 RUN chown -R node:node /app
 USER node