diff --git a/src/Services/AIService/Dockerfile b/src/Services/AIService/Dockerfile
index 1672649c..50f7a65b 100644
--- a/src/Services/AIService/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/Services/AIService/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Copy requirements first for better caching
+# Build context should be the AIService directory (where Dockerfile is located)
 COPY requirements.txt .
 COPY requirements-dev.txt .
 
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages /usr/local/lib/pytho
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY src/Services/AIService/app ./app
+# Build context is expected to be the repo root, but if it's the AIService directory, use relative path
+COPY app ./app
+COPY requirements.txt ./
 # COPY proto ./proto
 
 # Create non-root user