diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 627abc6..03efdd2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 FROM node:24-bookworm-slim AS dependencies
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json package-lock.json .npmrc ./
+COPY scripts/prepare.mjs ./scripts/prepare.mjs
 RUN npm ci
 
 FROM dependencies AS build
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ RUN npm run build:app
 FROM node:24-bookworm-slim AS runtime-dependencies
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json package-lock.json .npmrc ./
+COPY scripts/prepare.mjs ./scripts/prepare.mjs
 RUN npm ci --omit=dev && npm cache clean --force
 
 FROM node:24-bookworm-slim AS runtime
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e01c246..096f6ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "env:encrypt:production": "dotenvx encrypt -f .env.production",
     "env:decrypt:production": "dotenvx decrypt -f .env.production",
     "env:stage": "node scripts/env-files.mjs stage",
-    "prepare": "husky",
+    "prepare": "node scripts/prepare.mjs",
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch"
diff --git a/scripts/prepare.mjs b/scripts/prepare.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fc61ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/prepare.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const omitted = new Set(
+  String(process.env.npm_config_omit ?? '')
+    .split(',')
+    .map((value) => value.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean),
+);
+
+if (!omitted.has('dev') && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+  const { default: husky } = await import('husky');
+  husky();
+}