diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 4db14e5..d830b1c 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY frontend/package*.json ./frontend/
 RUN cd frontend && npm install --include=dev
 
 # Copy environment variables and source code
-COPY .env ./frontend/
+COPY .env.example ./frontend/.env
 COPY frontend/ ./frontend/
 
 # Build the application