diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3a4035e..be37a07 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ ENV HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
 ENV STORAGE_DIR=/app/storage
 # Copy the whole built app (node_modules incl. tsx + prisma CLI, .next, source).
 COPY --from=build /app ./
+# `server-only` throws at import time when resolved outside Next's RSC bundler.
+# The worker runs lib/* under tsx (plain Node), which hits that throw (e.g. via
+# lib/flags). Neutralize the runtime module in the FINAL image only — the
+# build-time client/server guard already ran during `next build`. Web is
+# unaffected: `next start` serves prebuilt output and never relies on the throw.
+RUN cp node_modules/server-only/empty.js node_modules/server-only/index.js
 RUN mkdir -p /app/storage/mp3 /app/storage/art /app/storage/exports
 EXPOSE 3000
 # Default = web; the worker service overrides this command in docker-compose.yml.