diff --git a/images/production/Containerfile b/images/production/Containerfile
index e6175bde..75e4068a 100644
--- a/images/production/Containerfile
+++ b/images/production/Containerfile
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ RUN export APP_INSTALL_ARGS="" && \
     --verbose \
     /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
+  bench build --production && \
   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json && \
   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr