diff --git a/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/.dockerignore b/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d0b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.venv/
diff --git a/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/Dockerfile b/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/Dockerfile
index 61494d0..5fcb131 100644
--- a/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/mcp-server-vdb/Dockerfile
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ LABEL maintainer="Team AppThreat" \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY --from=uv /root/.local /root/.local
 COPY --from=uv --chown=app:app /app/.venv /app/.venv
 
 # This directory must contain the vulnerability database
 # export VDB_HOME=/db
 # vdb --download-image
-RUN mkdir -p /db
 ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH" \
     VDB_HOME="/db"
-
+RUN mkdir -p /db && vdb --help
 ENTRYPOINT ["mcp-server-vdb"]