diff --git a/@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/tsconfig.json b/@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/tsconfig.json
index 9c91d0294..dea6d1c9c 100644
--- a/@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/tsconfig.json
+++ b/@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "./dist",
     "rootDir": "./src",
diff --git a/e2e/prod-auth/Dockerfile b/e2e/prod-auth/Dockerfile
index df7c43ed7..6cae55a3e 100644
--- a/e2e/prod-auth/Dockerfile
+++ b/e2e/prod-auth/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #
 # Headless Playwright container for running E2E auth tests.
 # Uses mcr.microsoft.com/playwright for pre-installed browsers.
+#
+# Build context should be project root (lilith-platform/)
 
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.40.0-jammy
 
@@ -12,25 +14,25 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Install bun for faster installs
 RUN npm install -g bun
 
-# Copy package files
-COPY package.json ./
-COPY tsconfig.json ./
-
-# Copy test sources
-COPY tests/ ./tests/
-COPY playwright.config.ts ./
-
-# Copy the e2e-auth package
-COPY ../../../@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/ ./@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/
-
-# Configure npm for @lilith packages (if needed)
+# Configure npm for @lilith packages
 ARG NPM_REGISTRY=http://forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/
 RUN mkdir -p ~/.bun && \
     echo "[install.scopes]" > ~/.bun/bunfig.toml && \
     echo '"@lilith" = { url = "'"${NPM_REGISTRY}"'" }' >> ~/.bun/bunfig.toml
 
-# Install dependencies
-RUN bun install
+# Copy the e2e-auth package first (it's a dependency)
+COPY codebase/@packages/@testing/e2e-auth/ ./node_modules/@platform/e2e-auth/
+
+# Copy test package files
+COPY codebase/e2e/prod-auth/package.json ./
+COPY codebase/e2e/prod-auth/tsconfig.json ./
+
+# Copy test sources
+COPY codebase/e2e/prod-auth/tests/ ./tests/
+COPY codebase/e2e/prod-auth/playwright.config.ts ./
+
+# Install dependencies (playwright and types)
+RUN bun install --ignore-scripts
 
 # Create directories for test outputs
 RUN mkdir -p /app/test-results /app/playwright-report
diff --git a/features/profile/e2e/Dockerfile.api b/features/profile/e2e/Dockerfile.api
index 3e5b9cc1f..cfff677fe 100644
--- a/features/profile/e2e/Dockerfile.api
+++ b/features/profile/e2e/Dockerfile.api
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Default to localhost:4874 (local Verdaccio) for dev builds
 ARG NPM_REGISTRY=http://localhost:4874/
 RUN npm config set registry ${NPM_REGISTRY} && \
-    pnpm config set registry ${NPM_REGISTRY}
+    pnpm config set registry ${NPM_REGISTRY} && \
+    pnpm config set shamefully-hoist true
 
 # Copy package files for backend (from context: codebase/features/profile/)
 COPY backend-api/package.json ./
@@ -30,8 +31,11 @@ RUN pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 # Copy backend source
 COPY backend-api/ ./
 
+# Debug: show where nest binary resolves to
+RUN ls -la node_modules/.bin/ && cat node_modules/.bin/nest && ls -la node_modules/@nestjs/cli/bin/ || true
+
 # Build the application
-RUN pnpm build
+RUN node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node node_modules/@nestjs/cli/bin/nest.js build || ./node_modules/.bin/nest build
 
 # Set environment
 ENV NODE_ENV=test