diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7c5d04d..4fda72e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN corepack enable pnpm
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-# Verify native binding was built
-RUN find node_modules -name "better_sqlite3.node" && echo "--- binding found ---"
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm rebuild better-sqlite3
+RUN find node_modules -name "better_sqlite3.node" || (echo "FATAL: binding not found" && exit 1)
 COPY . .
 RUN pnpm run build
 # Keep only build tools cleanup that won't remove sqlite-libs