diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f3c0a801..486dcbde 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,27 +30,20 @@ COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 
-# Copy composer files first
-COPY composer.json composer.lock ./
+# Copy ALL application files first (including artisan)
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . .
 
-# Create missing Helper.php file before composer install
-RUN mkdir -p app/Helpers && \
-    cat > app/Helpers/Helper.php << 'EOF'
-<?php
+# Remove any nested vendor directories to avoid conflicts
+RUN find . -type d -name "vendor" -not -path "./vendor*" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
 
-namespace App\Helpers;
+# Create necessary directories
+RUN mkdir -p storage/framework/{cache,sessions,views} \
+    && mkdir -p storage/logs \
+    && mkdir -p bootstrap/cache \
+    && chmod -R 777 storage \
+    && chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache
 
-class Helper
-{
-    // Add your helper functions here
-    public static function example()
-    {
-        return "Helper loaded";
-    }
-}
-EOF
-
-# Install PHP dependencies
+# Install PHP dependencies (artisan file now exists)
 RUN composer install --no-interaction --no-progress --optimize-autoloader
 
 # Copy package files for NPM
@@ -60,19 +53,6 @@ COPY vite.config.js ./
 # Install NPM dependencies
 RUN npm install --legacy-peer-deps --no-audit
 
-# Copy application files (this will overwrite the placeholder Helper.php if exists)
-COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . .
-
-# Remove any nested vendor directories to avoid conflicts
-RUN find . -type d -name "vendor" -not -path "./vendor*" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Create all necessary directories
-RUN mkdir -p storage/framework/{cache,sessions,views} \
-    && mkdir -p storage/logs \
-    && mkdir -p bootstrap/cache \
-    && chmod -R 777 storage \
-    && chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache
-
 # Build Vite assets
 RUN npm run build