diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index de68d2c..966a78c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 # The node user is provided in the Node.js Alpine base image
 USER node
 
-# Run npm start script when container starts
-CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+# Run npm start script with PM2 when container starts
+CMD [ "pm2-runtime", "npm", "--", "start" ]
\ No newline at end of file