diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8bc4e44f..5d47db71 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,18 @@ echo "Verifying and synchronizing Composer dependencies..."
 # Run composer install to physically ensure all files (like laravel/prompts) are present in the volume
 composer install --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
 
-# Add after the "composer install --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader" line
+
+# Ensure vendor directory matches composer.lock exactly, syncing missing packages
+echo "Verifying and synchronizing Composer dependencies..."
+
+# Check if composer.json has new packages not in lock file
+if composer validate --no-check-all --no-check-publish 2>/dev/null | grep -q "The lock file is not up to date"; then
+    echo "⚠️ Composer lock file is outdated. Running composer update to sync..."
+    composer update --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+else
+    # Run composer install to physically ensure all files are present
+    composer install --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+fi
 
 # Install and publish Scribe assets
 echo "Setting up Scribe/OpenAPI documentation..."