diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 84aa9217..983751f4 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ services:
         bench set-config -g redis_queue "redis://$$REDIS_QUEUE";
         bench set-config -g redis_socketio "redis://$$REDIS_QUEUE";
         bench set-config -gp socketio_port $$SOCKETIO_PORT;
+        bench build --production;
     environment:
       DB_HOST: ${DB_HOST}
       DB_PORT: ${DB_PORT}
diff --git a/images/production/Containerfile b/images/production/Containerfile
index b7a8d00f..e6175bde 100644
--- a/images/production/Containerfile
+++ b/images/production/Containerfile
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ RUN export APP_INSTALL_ARGS="" && \
     /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json && \
-  bench build --production \
   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr
 
 FROM base AS backend