diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a6c6505..e54f41d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+# Compile against this image's glibc, then remove prebuilds — better-sqlite3
+# always prefers prebuilds/ over build/Release, and published linux-arm64
+# prebuilds can require a newer GLIBC than bookworm provides.
 RUN npm ci \
-  && npm rebuild better-sqlite3 --build-from-source
+  && npm rebuild better-sqlite3 --build-from-source \
+  && rm -rf node_modules/better-sqlite3/prebuilds \
+  && test -f node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
 
 COPY web ./web
 COPY src ./src
 RUN npm run build:web \
-  && npm prune --omit=dev
+  && npm prune --omit=dev \
+  && test -f node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
 
 FROM node:22-bookworm-slim AS runner