diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5937568..e400493 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ RUN cd client && npm run build
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Stage 2: Production image
-# Copies only what's needed to run — no dev tools, no node_modules for client.
-# Final image is lean (~180MB) and ready to run with zero host setup.
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 FROM node:20-alpine AS production
 
-# Chromium + deps for Phase 3 Puppeteer PDF generation
+# Chromium for Puppeteer PDF generation
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     chromium \
     nss \
@@ -42,16 +40,17 @@ ENV DB_PATH=/data/cpas.db
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy backend deps from builder
+# Copy backend node_modules and compiled frontend from builder
 COPY --from=builder /build/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /build/client/dist  ./client/dist
 
-# Copy backend source
-COPY server.js   ./
-COPY db/         ./db/
+# Copy all backend source files
+COPY server.js    ./
 COPY package.json ./
+COPY db/          ./db/
+COPY pdf/         ./pdf/
 
-# Ensure data directory exists (will be overridden by volume mount)
+# Ensure data directory exists
 RUN mkdir -p /data
 
 EXPOSE 3001