diff --git a/docker/api/Dockerfile b/docker/api/Dockerfile
index 406fed30829b84..2b08aa04568344 100644
--- a/docker/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ RUN pnpm install --prod --ignore-scripts -F=shared -F=api --frozen-lockfile
 RUN cd api && npx prisma@$(jq -r '.devDependencies.prisma' < package.json) generate
 
 FROM node:20-bookworm
-RUN npm i -g pm2@4
 USER node
 WORKDIR /home/node/fcc
 COPY --from=builder --chown=node:node /home/node/build/api/dist/ ./
@@ -63,4 +62,4 @@ COPY --from=deps --chown=node:node /home/node/build/node_modules/ node_modules/
 COPY --from=deps --chown=node:node /home/node/build/shared/node_modules/ shared/node_modules/
 COPY --from=deps --chown=node:node /home/node/build/api/node_modules/ api/node_modules/
 
-CMD ["pm2-runtime", "start", "-i", "0","api/src/server.js"]
+CMD ["node", "api/src/server.js"]