diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dbd3f7eb5..513f623e4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ RUN npm run build:production
 
 # Prepare the dist image with additional node_modules
 WORKDIR /ghostfolio/dist/apps/api
+# Exclude unnecessary dev deps
+RUN sed -i '/@nx/d' package.json
 # package.json was generated by the build process, however the original
 # package-lock.json needs to be used to ensure the same versions
 COPY ./package-lock.json /ghostfolio/dist/apps/api/package-lock.json