diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c50073..33ff0b7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ WORKDIR /src
 # DorkNet.Models project ref, so its csproj needs to be present too.
 COPY DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj DorkNet.Server/
 COPY DorkNet.Models/DorkNet.Models.csproj DorkNet.Models/
+COPY DorkNet.Contracts/DorkNet.Contracts.csproj DorkNet.Contracts/
 RUN dotnet restore DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj
 
 # Now copy the rest of the .NET source, then drop the prebuilt admin
 # SPA into wwwroot/admin so the publish step ships it as static content.
 COPY DorkNet.Server/ DorkNet.Server/
 COPY DorkNet.Models/ DorkNet.Models/
+COPY DorkNet.Contracts/ DorkNet.Contracts/
 COPY --from=admin-ui /wwwroot/admin/ DorkNet.Server/wwwroot/admin/
 COPY --from=site      /wwwroot/site/  DorkNet.Server/wwwroot/site/
 
diff --git a/DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj b/DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj
index f1b8c07..f37f54a 100644
--- a/DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj
+++ b/DorkNet.Server/DorkNet.Server.csproj
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\DorkNet.Models\DorkNet.Models.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DorkNet.Contracts\DorkNet.Contracts.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Service-slice containers reference DorkNet.Server for shared controllers