diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 36d43b3e8..93efa139f 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+node_modules
 **/*/node_modules
diff --git a/prod.Dockerfile b/prod.Dockerfile
index 88f2fe8ea..6c8af5933 100644
--- a/prod.Dockerfile
+++ b/prod.Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ COPY pnpm-lock.yaml .
 RUN pnpm fetch
 
 COPY . .
-RUN pnpm install --force --prefer-offline
+RUN pnpm install -f --offline
 
 FROM base_builder as backend
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app/packages/hoppscotch-backend