diff --git a/backend/playout/Dockerfile b/backend/playout/Dockerfile
index 68058d2..f4a9419 100644
--- a/backend/playout/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/playout/Dockerfile
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY src/ ./src/
+COPY src/go.mod src/go.sum ./
 
-# Initialize Go module if not present
-RUN go mod init playout || true
-RUN go mod tidy
-
+# Download dependencies and build
+RUN go mod download
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o /playlist-manager ./src/playlist.go
 
 FROM alpine:3.20