diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e472a2e..ba645c1 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     sqlite3 curl && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Pin prisma CLI into the image so CMD's db push doesn't npx-download prisma on every start
+RUN npm i -g prisma@6.19.2
+
 # Copy built app
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
@@ -49,5 +52,6 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-# Run migrations + start server
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma db push --accept-data-loss && node server.js"]
+# Run migrations + start server. NODE_ENV is forced here because the deploy
+# platform injects NODE_ENV=development, which breaks the production server.
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma db push --accept-data-loss && NODE_ENV=production node server.js"]