diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b845dc6..cd6946f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ RUN mkdir -p /build/static/public/static && yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 COPY frontend/ ./
 COPY --from=email-builder /build/email-builder/dist ./public/static/email-builder
 ENV VUE_APP_VERSION=${APP_VERSION}
-RUN yarn build
+# Invoke vite directly: the package.json "prebuild" hook runs eslint with
+# --ignore-path .gitignore, which isn't present in the build context.
+RUN yarn vite build
 
 # ---- backend (Go) ----
 FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS backend