diff --git a/mongodb-seeder/Dockerfile b/mongodb-seeder/Dockerfile
index 63cc60c0d5e9345da565c5c40d97670007ff061d..3bb5520ef93873c41359e9f5d23dca09d3910ad5 100644
--- a/mongodb-seeder/Dockerfile
+++ b/mongodb-seeder/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ WORKDIR /mongodb-seeder/app
 # Copy source files
 COPY . /mongodb-seeder/app
 
+# Remove the copied node_modules folder
+RUN rm -r -f node_modules
+
 # Install dependencies
 RUN npm install