diff --git a/.launch/Dockerfile_base b/.launch/Dockerfile_base
index 7d13e54..fd967e6 100644
--- a/.launch/Dockerfile_base
+++ b/.launch/Dockerfile_base
@@ -1,52 +1,40 @@
 # Build stage
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12.11
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim AS builder
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS builder
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    build-essential \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install poetry
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir poetry
+# Install build tools and poetry
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && pip install --no-cache-dir poetry
 
-# Copy dependency files
+# Install dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
-
-# Configure poetry and install dependencies
 RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false \
     && poetry install --no-root --only=main
 
 # Production stage
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 
-# Install runtime dependencies only
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    libpq5 \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    && apt-get clean
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpq5 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Get Python version for dynamic path
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
-ENV PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=/usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
-
-# Copy installed packages from builder stage
-COPY --from=builder ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES} ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES}
+# Copy Python packages and binaries from builder
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY src/ ./src/
 COPY alembic.ini ./
 
+# Clean any cache files (safety backup)
+RUN find ./src -name "*.pyc" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+