diff --git a/apps/admin-panel/Dockerfile b/apps/admin-panel/Dockerfile
index c113830..2943656 100644
--- a/apps/admin-panel/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/admin-panel/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS base
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS base
 
-# Setup pnpm
+# Setup pnpm — no apt/apk (build host often cannot reach package mirrors)
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
 RUN corepack enable pnpm
diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 89c57c9..b886a6b 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS base
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssl ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS base
 
-# Setup pnpm
+# Setup pnpm — base image already includes openssl/ca-certificates (no apt needed)
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
 RUN corepack enable pnpm
diff --git a/apps/user-app/Dockerfile b/apps/user-app/Dockerfile
index b93e07f..3b2206c 100644
--- a/apps/user-app/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/user-app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS base
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS base
 
-# Setup pnpm
+# Setup pnpm — no apt/apk (build host often cannot reach package mirrors)
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
 RUN corepack enable pnpm