diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index 3b2c478ba..c45cd5a27 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,28 +3,26 @@ FROM node:20.16.0-alpine3.19 AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
 #copy
-COPY package.json package.json
-COPY pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-lock.yaml
-COPY pnpm-workspace.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml
-COPY turbo.json turbo.json
+COPY ["package.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml", "pnpm-workspace.yaml", "turbo.json", "./"]
 COPY packages packages
 COPY backend backend
 
-#gimme pnpm
-RUN npm i -g pnpm
-
-#build
-RUN pnpm i --frozen-lockfile
-RUN npm run build
+#gimme pnpm + build
+RUN npm i -g pnpm && \
+    pnpm i --frozen-lockfile && \
+    npm run build
 
 #deploy (install all non-dev dependencies in a single node_module folder)
 RUN pnpm deploy --filter backend --prod /prod/backend
 
+#---------------------------------
+
 ## target image
 FROM node:20.16.0-alpine3.19
 
 ##install wget, used by the applyConfig script
-RUN apk add wget
+RUN apk update --no-cache && \
+    apk add --no-cache wget
 
 # COPY to target
 COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/node_modules /app/backend/node_modules
@@ -36,10 +34,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/redis-scripts /app/backend/redis-scripts
 WORKDIR /app/backend/dist
 
 ## logs 
-RUN mkdir logs
+RUN mkdir -p /app/backend/dist/logs
 
-COPY docker/backend/entry-point.sh entry-point.sh
-COPY docker/backend/applyConfig.sh applyConfig.sh
+COPY ["docker/backend/entry-point.sh", "docker/backend/applyConfig.sh", "./"]
 
 #run in env mode (no anticheat)
 ENV MODE=dev
diff --git a/docker/frontend/Dockerfile b/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
index 36e4c38f8..598cfccf2 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,32 +2,27 @@ FROM node:20.16.0-alpine3.19 AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
 #ENV
-ENV BACKEND_URL=###MONKEYTYPE_BACKENDURL###
-ENV RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=###RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY###
+ENV BACKEND_URL=###MONKEYTYPE_BACKENDURL### RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=###RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY###
 
 #COPY
-COPY package.json package.json
-COPY pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-lock.yaml
-COPY pnpm-workspace.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml
-COPY turbo.json turbo.json
+COPY ["package.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml", "pnpm-workspace.yaml", "turbo.json", "./"]
 COPY packages packages
 COPY frontend frontend
 
 COPY docker/frontend/firebase-config-live.ts frontend/src/ts/constants/firebase-config.ts
 COPY docker/frontend/firebase-config-live.ts frontend/src/ts/constants/firebase-config-live.ts
 
-#gimme pnpm
-RUN npm i -g pnpm
-
-#build
-RUN pnpm i --frozen-lockfile
-RUN npm run build
+#gimme pnpm + build
+RUN npm i -g pnpm && \
+    pnpm i --frozen-lockfile && \
+    npm run build
 
 # COPY to target
 FROM nginx:mainline-alpine
+
 COPY --from=builder /app/frontend/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 COPY docker/frontend/updateConfig.sh /docker-entrypoint.d/updateConfig.sh
-RUN chmod +x  /docker-entrypoint.d/updateConfig.sh
+RUN chmod +x /docker-entrypoint.d/updateConfig.sh
 
 # entry
 #CMD ["./entryPoint.sh"]