diff --git a/apps/orchestrator/Dockerfile b/apps/orchestrator/Dockerfile
index d8c929c..4999d8e 100644
--- a/apps/orchestrator/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/orchestrator/Dockerfile
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ COPY --from=deps /app/packages/shared/node_modules ./packages/shared/node_module
 COPY --from=deps /app/packages/config/node_modules ./packages/config/node_modules
 COPY --from=deps /app/apps/orchestrator/node_modules ./apps/orchestrator/node_modules
 
-# apps/orchestrator/prisma/schema.prisma is a symlink → ../../api/prisma/schema.prisma
-# Docker COPY follows symlinks, so the schema file is already present after
-# "COPY apps/orchestrator ./apps/orchestrator" above.
-# pnpm turbo build runs prisma:generate first (which uses --schema=./prisma/schema.prisma)
-# from within the orchestrator package — no cross-package project-root issues.
+# Overwrite the symlink (apps/orchestrator/prisma/schema.prisma → ../../api/prisma/schema.prisma)
+# with the real file content. Kaniko copies symlinks AS symlinks (does not follow them),
+# so the symlink target would be dangling inside the container. Copying the actual file
+# after the orchestrator COPY overwrites the symlink with the resolved content.
+COPY apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma ./apps/orchestrator/prisma/schema.prisma
+# pnpm turbo build runs prisma:generate (--schema=./prisma/schema.prisma) from the
+# orchestrator package context — no cross-package project-root issues.
 
 # Build the orchestrator app using TurboRepo
 RUN pnpm turbo build --filter=@mosaic/orchestrator