diff --git a/api-gateway/Dockerfile b/api-gateway/Dockerfile
index 28f6bd37e0..adc2a0e074 100644
--- a/api-gateway/Dockerfile
+++ b/api-gateway/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM node:18-alpine AS base
 
 # Install pnpm globally
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
+RUN npm install -g typescript
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ COPY tsconfig.json ./
 
 CMD ["pnpm", "dev"]
 
-
 # Production stage
 FROM base AS production
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ COPY tsconfig.json ./
 
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
 
+RUN pnpm build
+
 CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
diff --git a/api-gateway/package.json b/api-gateway/package.json
index 1bf0b2c6f0..c98676bea2 100644
--- a/api-gateway/package.json
+++ b/api-gateway/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/app.ts",
-    "start": "tsc && node dist/app.js",
+    "start": "node dist/app.js",
     "build": "tsc",
     "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
diff --git a/api-gateway/src/app.ts b/api-gateway/src/app.ts
index d7c78eb8e8..af92ea0dd6 100644
--- a/api-gateway/src/app.ts
+++ b/api-gateway/src/app.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors()); // configured so any one can use
 app.options('*', cors());
 
-// Health check route
+// Health check route, redeploy
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.status(200).send('OK');
 });