diff --git a/packages/api/Dockerfile b/packages/api/Dockerfile
index 5bc4b9e2b..377397b16 100644
--- a/packages/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/api/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ ADD /packages/api ./packages/api
 RUN yarn
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/api build
 
+# After building, fetch the production dependencies
+RUN rm -rf /app/packages/api/node_modules
+RUN rm -rf /app/node_modules
+RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile --production
 
 FROM node:14.18-alpine as runner
 
@@ -33,10 +37,10 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/api/dist /app/packages/api/dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/readabilityjs/ /app/packages/readabilityjs/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/api/package.json /app/packages/api/package.json
+COPY --from=builder /app/packages/api/node_modules /app/packages/api/node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules /app/node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/package.json /app/package.json
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/api/index_settings.json /app/packages/api/index_settings.json
-RUN yarn install --production
-
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 CMD ["yarn", "workspace", "@omnivore/api", "start"]
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 913cf7f88..8e4a08657 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
     "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/highlightjs": "^9.12.2",
     "@types/nanoid": "^3.0.0",
-    "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.4",
     "@types/private-ip": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/analytics-node": "^3.1.7",
     "@types/bcryptjs": "^2.4.2",
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.0",
     "@types/luxon": "^1.25.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^8.2.2",
+    "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.4",
     "@types/oauth": "^0.9.1",
     "@types/sanitize-html": "^1.27.1",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.11",