diff --git a/backend/services/identity-service/Dockerfile b/backend/services/identity-service/Dockerfile
index 21ba2455..0c0ca7fa 100644
--- a/backend/services/identity-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/services/identity-service/Dockerfile
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ COPY prisma ./prisma/
 
 RUN npm ci
 
+# Generate Prisma client (dummy DATABASE_URL for build time only)
+RUN DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/db" npx prisma generate
+
+# Copy source code
 COPY . .
 
-RUN npm run prisma:generate
+# Build TypeScript
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Production stage