diff --git a/Dockerfile.seed b/Dockerfile.seed
index 0e0c790..3b736e1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.seed
+++ b/Dockerfile.seed
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ FROM node:20-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install dependencies
+# Install dependencies (need full install so tsx/esbuild get their binaries)
 COPY package*.json ./
-RUN npm ci --ignore-scripts
+RUN npm ci
 
 # Copy only what the seed scripts need
 COPY scripts/ ./scripts/