diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 229b445..d00f857 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Install build dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache git ca-certificates
 
-# Copy go mod files safely handling missing or mismatched sum files
-COPY go.mod ./
-COPY go.sum* ./
-
-# Automatically tidy modules and download dependencies to prevent checksum errors
-RUN go mod tidy && go mod download
-
-# Copy source code
+# Copy all files first so Go has full package context
 COPY . .
 
+# Tidy and download dependencies with full visibility to resolve any checksum discrepancies
+RUN go mod tidy && go mod download
+
 # Build the application
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o blogging-cms .