diff --git a/chain-api/.dockerignore b/chain-api/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd80b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chain-api/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+dist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chain-api/Dockerfile b/chain-api/Dockerfile
index ab1bf55..d06d24e 100644
--- a/chain-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/chain-api/Dockerfile
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ COPY . .
 
 RUN npm run build
 
+RUN npx hardhat compile && npx hardhat typechain
+
 CMD [ "node", "dist/src/main.js" ]