diff --git a/packages/nocodb/.dockerignore b/packages/nocodb/.dockerignore
index 26e95eed97..d4c7b0bb25 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/.dockerignore
+++ b/packages/nocodb/.dockerignore
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ coverage
 *.log
 .vscode
 .idea
+# ignore src besides src/lib/public
 src
+!src/lib/public
 server
 compiled
 .awcache