diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index ac6ea68..81e9fb8 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
 COPY --from=builder /app/package*.json ./
 
-# Install ts-node for seed script
-RUN npm install -g ts-node typescript
-
 # Run as non-root
 USER node
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b332d7e..31894df 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "seed:all": "npx prisma db seed && node prisma/seed-demo.js"
   },
   "prisma": {
-    "seed": "ts-node prisma/seed.ts"
+    "seed": "node dist/prisma/seed.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fastify/cors": "^9.0.1",
diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index 4b33033..89bdcb3 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
             "ES2020"
         ],
         "outDir": "./dist",
-        "rootDir": "./src",
         "strict": true,
         "esModuleInterop": true,
         "skipLibCheck": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
     },
     "include": [
-        "src/**/*"
+        "src/**/*",
+        "prisma/**/*"
     ],
     "exclude": [
         "node_modules",