diff --git a/app/Dockerfile b/app/Dockerfile
index 56ba683..3749349 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ARG NODE_VERSION=19.5.0
 FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine
 
 # Use production node environment by default.
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NODE_ENV = production
 
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ USER node
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 # Run the application in dev mode to use with Compose watch feature
-CMD npm run dev
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]