diff --git a/docker/images/n8n-custom/Dockerfile b/docker/images/n8n-custom/Dockerfile
index d0c8f0b157..ba271017d1 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n-custom/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/n8n-custom/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN find . -type f -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.js.map" -o -name "*.vue" -o -name "t
 
 # Deploy the `n8n` package into /compiled
 RUN mkdir /compiled
-RUN NODE_ENV=production pnpm --filter=n8n --prod --no-optional deploy /compiled
+RUN NODE_ENV=production DOCKER_BUILD=true pnpm --filter=n8n --prod --no-optional deploy /compiled
 
 # 2. Start with a new clean image with just the code that is needed to run n8n
 FROM n8nio/base:${NODE_VERSION}