diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index d728334238395372db306b82f324d5256d936764..34a959b4535b8942d7f1f4652ec83c546b1d5f04 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ RUN npm run api
 # expose port 3000
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-CMD npm run api
+CMD ['sh', 'npm run api']