diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 475280f0dc089cc7f1df24b60763f9461c616854..ca79dc99a0ca1a842a678253caf9be68520b1d2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ COPY ${SOURCE_DIR} /srv/ensembl-docs-server
 
 WORKDIR /srv/ensembl-docs-server
 
+ENV NODE_ENV production
+
 RUN npm ci
 RUN npm run build
 
-ENV NODE_ENV production
-
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 CMD [ "npm", "run", "start-server" ]