diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ee52d25..1b56fd5 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ GIPHY_API_KEY=
 PLANTNET_API_KEY=
 OMDB_API_KEY=
 REPLICATE_API_KEY=
-MONGODB_URI=
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+MONGODB_URI=
+REGISTER_SLASH_COMMANDS=
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9285518..d0cc9f0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
-FROM node:lts-alpine
+################################################
+FROM node:lts-alpine AS base
+
+# Create user and group
+RUN mkdir /app && \
+    addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nodejs -u 1001 && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+################################################
+FROM base AS build
 
 # Create app directory and copy the app
-WORKDIR /app
-COPY . .
-
-# Run as non-root user
-RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs
-RUN adduser -S nodejs -u 1001
-RUN chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
-USER nodejs
+COPY package*.json tsconfig.json ./
 
 # Install
 RUN npm install
 
+# Copy the app
+COPY src ./src
+
 # Build
 RUN npm run build
 
+################################################
+FROM node:lts-alpine
+
+COPY --from=build /app/package*.json ./
+COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
+
+# Install dependencies but skip dev dependencies
+RUN npm install --only=production
+
 # Start the app
 ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "run"]
-CMD ["start"]
-
+CMD ["start"]
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diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index f8b63dc..ec77fcc 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ interface Config {
   omdbApiKey: string;
   replicateApiKey: string;
   mongodbUri: string;
-  registerSlashCommands?: boolean;
+  registerSlashCommands: boolean;
 }
 
 const getEnv = (key: string, required = true): string | boolean | undefined => {
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ const config: Config = {
   omdbApiKey: getEnv('OMDB_API_KEY') as string,
   replicateApiKey: getEnv('REPLICATE_API_KEY') as string,
   mongodbUri: getEnv('MONGODB_URI') as string,
-  registerSlashCommands: getEnv('REGISTER_SLASH_COMMANDS', false) as boolean,
+  registerSlashCommands:
+    (getEnv('REGISTER_SLASH_COMMANDS', false) as boolean) || false, // Default to false
 };
 
 export default config;