diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 5654eb29..98f82dca 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 node_modules
+**/node_modules
 dist
+**/dist
 .next
+**/.next
 coverage
+**/coverage
 *.log
 .env
 .env.local
diff --git a/packages/react-native-platform-sdk/package.json b/packages/react-native-platform-sdk/package.json
index 69d40b58..a44d670e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-platform-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-platform-sdk/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "prepare": "tsc",
     "test": "vitest run --pool forks",
     "lint": "eslint src/**/*.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
diff --git a/services/mcp-server/Dockerfile b/services/mcp-server/Dockerfile
index 3bcde9b5..ff6f3da8 100644
--- a/services/mcp-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/mcp-server/Dockerfile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ COPY dashboards/admin-web/package.json dashboards/admin-web/
 COPY dashboards/tracker-web/package.json dashboards/tracker-web/
 COPY scripts/package.json scripts/
 
-# Install all workspace deps
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+# Install all workspace deps without running prepare hooks before sources exist.
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
 
 # Copy source
 COPY packages/ packages/
diff --git a/services/platform-service/Dockerfile b/services/platform-service/Dockerfile
index 4d9be785..5b587551 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/platform-service/Dockerfile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ COPY dashboards/admin-web/package.json dashboards/admin-web/
 COPY dashboards/tracker-web/package.json dashboards/tracker-web/
 COPY scripts/package.json scripts/
 
-# Install all workspace deps
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+# Install all workspace deps without running prepare hooks before sources exist.
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
 
 # Copy source
 COPY packages/ packages/