diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 9fa3082..ce70d2c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
 COPY peikarband/ .
 
 # Set PYTHONPATH to include /build so Reflex can find the app
-ENV PYTHONPATH=/build:$PYTHONPATH
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/build
 
 # Initialize Reflex and build frontend
 RUN reflex init --loglevel debug || true && \
     reflex export --frontend-only --no-zip --loglevel debug || echo "Export completed with warnings"
 
-# Build frontend with npm (fallback if reflex export fails)
-# Check if .web directory exists and has package.json
+# Install npm dependencies if .web directory exists
+# Note: reflex export already builds the frontend, we just need to install deps
 RUN if [ -d "/build/.web" ] && [ -f "/build/.web/package.json" ]; then \
-        echo "Found .web directory with package.json, building frontend..." && \
+        echo "Found .web directory with package.json, installing dependencies..." && \
         cd /build/.web && \
         # Remove any existing .npmrc that might override registry
         rm -f .npmrc && \
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ RUN if [ -d "/build/.web" ] && [ -f "/build/.web/package.json" ]; then \
         npm config set fetch-timeout 300000 && \
         # Verify registry is set correctly
         echo "Using npm registry: $(npm config get registry)" && \
+        # Install dependencies (reflex export already built the frontend)
         if [ -f "package-lock.json" ]; then \
             npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --loglevel verbose || \
             (echo "npm ci failed, retrying with npm install..." && npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit --loglevel verbose); \
@@ -78,9 +79,9 @@ RUN if [ -d "/build/.web" ] && [ -f "/build/.web/package.json" ]; then \
             echo "package-lock.json not found, using npm install..." && \
             npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit --loglevel verbose; \
         fi && \
-        npm run build; \
+        echo "Dependencies installed successfully"; \
     else \
-        echo "Warning: .web directory or package.json not found, skipping npm build"; \
+        echo "Warning: .web directory or package.json not found, skipping npm install"; \
     fi
 
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