diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
index f26a0fc..bfc2f9b 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Stage 1: Builder with all necessary packages
 FROM alpine:latest AS builder
 
-# Install build dependencies
+# Install build dependencies in a single layer to optimize caching
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     texlive \
     texlive-xetex \
@@ -10,21 +10,20 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     texmf-dist-fontsextra \
     perl \
     fontconfig \
-    make
+    make \
+    && texhash
 
 # Stage 2: Final image with only runtime dependencies
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-# Install only runtime dependencies
+# Install minimal runtime dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     texlive-xetex \
     texmf-dist \
     fontconfig
 
-# Copy necessary files from builder
+# Copy texmf files from builder
 COPY --from=builder /usr/share/texmf-dist /usr/share/texmf-dist
-COPY --from=builder /usr/share/texlive /usr/share/texlive
-COPY --from=builder /var/lib/texmf /var/lib/texmf
 
 WORKDIR /latex
 
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ WORKDIR /latex
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 COPY *.tex *.cls *.sty ./
 
-RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+# Make entrypoint executable and refresh TeX file database
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh && \
+    texhash
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/.docker/entrypoint.sh b/.docker/entrypoint.sh
index 737fbb9..028fccb 100644
--- a/.docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ set -e
 # Create output directory
 mkdir -p /latex/output
 
+# Ensure TeX can find the files
+texhash
+
 # Run XeLaTeX with proper output name
 xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode \
         -output-directory=/latex/output \
         -jobname="Anish_Shobith_P_S_Resume" \
         "main.tex"
 
-# Run again if needed for references
+# Run again for references if needed
 if grep -q "Rerun to get" "/latex/output/Anish_Shobith_P_S_Resume.log"; then
     xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode \
             -output-directory=/latex/output \
@@ -20,3 +23,10 @@ fi
 
 # Copy the final PDF to the mounted volume
 cp /latex/output/Anish_Shobith_P_S_Resume.pdf /latex/
+
+# Show compilation log in case of errors
+if [ ! -f "/latex/Anish_Shobith_P_S_Resume.pdf" ]; then
+    echo "Compilation failed. Log output:"
+    cat /latex/output/Anish_Shobith_P_S_Resume.log
+    exit 1
+fi