diff --git a/.github/workflows/containers.yml b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
index 214a957..cc36ab9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/containers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
         with:
           context: backend
+          target: prod
           platforms: linux/amd64
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: quay.io/rosalindfranklininstitute/antigen-app-backend:latest
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
         with:
           context: frontend
+          target: prod
           platforms: linux/amd64
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: quay.io/rosalindfranklininstitute/antigen-app-frontend:latest
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index a677f90..a9a0138 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ COPY antigenapi /usr/src/antigenapi
 
 RUN DJANGO_CI=true .venv/bin/python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 
-FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye AS prod
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     libxml2 \
@@ -39,3 +39,23 @@ RUN adduser --uid 10191 --gid 10191 --system --no-create-home nonroot
 USER nonroot
 
 CMD [".venv/bin/uwsgi", "--ini", "uwsgi.ini"]
+
+FROM python:3.11-bullseye AS dev
+
+RUN python -m pip install wheel pipenv
+
+COPY Pipfile Pipfile.lock pyproject.toml setup.cfg /usr/src/
+WORKDIR /usr/src
+
+RUN python -m pipenv install --system --verbose
+RUN python -m pipenv install --dev
+
+COPY manage.py /usr/src/
+COPY antigendjango /usr/src/antigendjango
+COPY antigenapi /usr/src/antigenapi
+
+RUN DJANGO_CI=true python manage.py collectstatic --noinput \
+    && mkdir /api_data/ \
+    && mv ./static/ /api_data/static/
+
+CMD ["python", "manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8080"]
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile-dev b/backend/Dockerfile-dev
deleted file mode 100644
index 722fdb9..0000000
--- a/backend/Dockerfile-dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.11-bullseye AS dev
-
-RUN python -m pip install wheel pipenv
-
-COPY Pipfile Pipfile.lock pyproject.toml setup.cfg /usr/src/
-WORKDIR /usr/src
-
-RUN python -m pipenv install --system --verbose
-RUN python -m pipenv install --dev
-
-COPY manage.py /usr/src/
-COPY antigendjango /usr/src/antigendjango
-COPY antigenapi /usr/src/antigenapi
-
-RUN DJANGO_CI=true python manage.py collectstatic --noinput \
-    && mkdir /api_data/ \
-    && mv ./static/ /api_data/static/
-
-CMD ["python", "manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8080"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 61993bc..8692192 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
     container_name: antigenapp_app
     build:
       context: frontend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile-dev
+      target: dev
     restart: always
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     container_name: antigenapp_api
     build:
       context: backend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile-dev
+      target: dev
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/usr/src
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index fd88014..8bc32ea 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.hub.docker.com/library/node:18-alpine as build-stage
+FROM registry.hub.docker.com/library/node:18-alpine AS dev
 
 ENV ANTIGENAPP_DIR /antigenapp
 
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ RUN npm install
 
 COPY . ${ANTIGENAPP_DIR}
 
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
+
+FROM dev AS build-stage
+
 RUN npm run build
 
-FROM nginx:stable-alpine as prod
+FROM nginx:stable-alpine AS prod
 
 COPY --from=build-stage /antigenapp/build/ /usr/share/nginx/html
 COPY nginx-check-env.sh /docker-entrypoint.d/nginx-check-env.sh
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile-dev b/frontend/Dockerfile-dev
deleted file mode 100644
index 483b51b..0000000
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile-dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-FROM registry.hub.docker.com/library/node:18-alpine as dev
-
-ENV ANTIGENAPP_DIR /antigenapp
-
-COPY package-lock.json ${ANTIGENAPP_DIR}/package-lock.json
-COPY package.json ${ANTIGENAPP_DIR}/package.json
-WORKDIR ${ANTIGENAPP_DIR}
-
-RUN npm install
-
-COPY . ${ANTIGENAPP_DIR}
-
-CMD ["npm", "start"]