diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a6dc6f01..6113603d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ RUN mv vendor /vendor_clean
 # Copy the rest of the application files (will ignore vendor because of .dockerignore)
 COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . .
 
-# Restore the clean vendor directory
-RUN rm -rf vendor && mv /vendor_clean vendor
+# Restore the clean vendor directory and set proper permissions
+RUN rm -rf vendor && mv /vendor_clean vendor && chown -R www-data:www-data vendor
 
 # Final build verification
 RUN if [ ! -f vendor/laravel/prompts/src/helpers.php ]; then \
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8a6535ca..a38ec83a 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ fi
 echo "Verifying APP_KEY after generation:"
 grep "APP_KEY" .env
 
-# Force autoloader regeneration to ensure absolute path consistency
-echo "Regenerating autoloader..."
-composer dump-autoload
+# Ensure vendor directory matches composer.lock exactly, syncing missing packages
+echo "Verifying and synchronizing Composer dependencies..."
+composer install --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
 
 # Verify vendor integrity at PHP level
 echo "Checking vendor visibility and READABILITY for PHP..."