diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 617d5d0..3da7943 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
-# Copy ALL project files (including the mcp module)
-COPY . .
+# Copy project files
+COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
+COPY splunk_mcp.py ./
+COPY README.md ./
+COPY .env.example ./
 
 # Install dependencies using uv
 RUN uv pip install --system poetry && \
@@ -43,4 +46,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:${FASTMCP_PORT}/health || exit 1
 
 # Default to SSE mode
-CMD ["python", "splunk_mcp.py", "sse"]
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+CMD ["python", "splunk_mcp.py", "sse"] 
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