diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.service-ci b/docker/Dockerfile.service-ci
index ac9c7cf..6d8b4dc 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.service-ci
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.service-ci
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ RUN if [ "$NPM_INSTALL_CMD" = "install" ]; then npm install; else npm ci; fi
 # Copy service source
 COPY ${SERVICE_DIR}/ ./
 
+# Ensure root node_modules exists (may be populated by workspace hoisting, or empty)
+RUN mkdir -p /app/node_modules
+
 # Copy onchain deployment artifacts (glob handles missing files)
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY onchain/deployments*.jso[n] ./onchain/
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/kraiken-lib/package.json ./kraiken-lib/
 ARG SERVICE_DIR
 COPY --from=builder /app/${SERVICE_DIR} ./${SERVICE_DIR}
 
+# Copy root node_modules (workspace-hoisted deps for landing/webapp, empty for others)
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
 # Copy onchain artifacts
 COPY --from=builder /app/onchain ./onchain
 
@@ -112,3 +118,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=3s --retries=12 --start-period=20s \
   CMD wget --spider -q http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}${HEALTHCHECK_PATH} || exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--", "/entrypoint.sh"]
+# Force rebuild after cache prune — 2026-02-19T21:31:36Z