diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cdfdf4..992f8d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ services:
   app:
     build:
       context: ./app
-    environment:
-      - API_URL="https://api.ngn.tf"
+      args:
+        API_URL: https://api.ngn.tf
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:7002:3000"
     depends_on:
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile b/app/Dockerfile
index 95fa40b..c5b4e06 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/Dockerfile
@@ -3,22 +3,21 @@ FROM node:22.8.0 as build
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY .  /app
 
-ENV VITE_API_URL_DEV http://placeholder/
+ARG API_URL
+ENV VITE_API_URL_DEV $API_URL
 
 RUN npm install && npm run build
 
-FROM oven/bun:1.1 as main
+FROM oven/bun:1.1.20 as main
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=build /app/build ./build
-COPY --from=build /app/docker ./docker
 COPY --from=build /app/package.json ./package.json
 COPY --from=build /app/package-lock.json ./package-lock.json
 
 EXPOSE 4173
 
 RUN bun install
-RUN chmod +x ./docker/entry.sh
 
-CMD ["./docker/entry.sh"]
+CMD ["bun", "build/index.js"]
diff --git a/app/docker/entry.sh b/app/docker/entry.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dcdb7c..0000000
--- a/app/docker/entry.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# replace the API URL
-find ./build -type f -exec sed "s/http:\/\/placeholder\//${API_URL//\//\\/}/g" -i "{}" \;
-
-# start the application
-bun build/index.js