diff --git a/.github/workflows/directory.yml b/.github/workflows/directory.yml
index 344b9a2e9..af7e2899d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/directory.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/directory.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish & Push
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
         run: >
-          dotnet publish --sc
+          dotnet publish
           -p:PublishProfile=DefaultContainer
           -p:ContainerRegistry=${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}
           -p:ContainerRepository=${{ env.CONTAINER_REPOSITORY }}
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
index 590b29148..5fee40097 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder>true</DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder>
+        <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
         <PublishReadyToRunComposite>true</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
         <ContainerBaseImage>mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy-chiseled-extra</ContainerBaseImage>
         <ContainerRuntimeIdentifier>linux-x64</ContainerRuntimeIdentifier>