diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 07ab000..3880c48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
     npm ci --omit=dev --no-audit --no-fund
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=root:root /app/dist ./dist
-COPY --chmod=0644 server.mjs entrypoint.sh ./
-COPY --chmod=0644 scripts/pb-seed.mjs ./scripts/pb-seed.mjs
+COPY --chmod=0644 server.mjs entrypoint.sh scripts/pb-seed.mjs ./
 
 # Run as the unprivileged `node` user shipped with the base image.
 USER node
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8ef8956..a5fc7b9 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ PB_PID=$!
 # when records already exist or no superuser env is provided)
 (
   sleep 2
-  if [ ! -f scripts/pb-seed.mjs ]; then
-    echo "[entrypoint] WARNING: scripts/pb-seed.mjs missing from image — the image was built from a stale checkout; rebuild it"
-  elif node scripts/pb-seed.mjs; then
+  if [ ! -f pb-seed.mjs ]; then
+    echo "[entrypoint] WARNING: pb-seed.mjs missing from image — the image was built from a stale checkout; rebuild it"
+  elif node pb-seed.mjs; then
     echo "[entrypoint] pocketbase seed complete"
   else
     echo "[entrypoint] pocketbase seed skipped/failed — site falls back to bundled defaults"