diff --git a/.docker/worker.Dockerfile b/.docker/worker.Dockerfile
index 80a95b8..4507266 100644
--- a/.docker/worker.Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/worker.Dockerfile
@@ -78,7 +78,15 @@ COPY .npmrc .npmrc
 
 RUN --mount=type=secret,id=github_token,required=true \
     NPM_AUTH_TOKEN=$(cat /run/secrets/github_token) \
-    pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
+    pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Copy Prisma schema + config, generate client in prod node_modules context.
+# Mirrors api.Dockerfile - the tsup-bundled dist/main.js resolves
+# @prisma/client at runtime via require, and that lookup needs the generated
+# `.prisma/client/default.js` materialised in node_modules.
+COPY packages/core/prisma/ ./packages/core/prisma/
+COPY packages/core/prisma.config.ts ./packages/core/prisma.config.ts
+RUN pnpm --filter @cv/core run prisma:generate
 
 # Install Chromium + system deps via Playwright
 RUN cd apps/worker && pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium