diff --git a/motia/.dockerignore b/motia/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..852b89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/motia/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+node_modules
+.env
+.env.example
+.git
+.gitignore
+.DS_Store
+*.md
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+eslint.config.js
+postman_collection_for_api_testing.json
+README.md
+.babelrc
+tests
+jest.config.js
+tests/setup.js
+*.test.js
+*.spec.js
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+pnpm-store
diff --git a/motia/Dockerfile b/motia/Dockerfile
index c20debe..0827323 100644
--- a/motia/Dockerfile
+++ b/motia/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN npm install -g pnpm
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
 
 # Install dependencies (production only)
-RUN pnpm install --prod
+RUN pnpm install --prod && pnpm store prune
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY . .
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
     CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3001/health', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)})"
 
 # Start the Motia service
-CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["pnpm", "start"]