diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 78f9f11..2c77d22 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY services/ /app/services/
+COPY scripts/ /app/scripts/
 COPY tests/ /app/tests/
 COPY conftest.py /app/conftest.py
 
diff --git a/infra/helm/stonks-oracle/templates/deployments.yaml b/infra/helm/stonks-oracle/templates/deployments.yaml
index ac046d8..b10b2c6 100644
--- a/infra/helm/stonks-oracle/templates/deployments.yaml
+++ b/infra/helm/stonks-oracle/templates/deployments.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ spec:
         - name: backfill-market-data
           image: {{ $root.Values.image.registry }}/{{ $svc.image }}:{{ $root.Values.image.tag }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ $root.Values.image.pullPolicy }}
-          command: ["python", "/app/scripts/backfill_market_data.py"]
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "python /app/scripts/backfill_market_data.py 2>/dev/null || echo 'Backfill script not available — skipping'"]
           securityContext:
             {{- include "stonks.containerSecurityContext" $root | nindent 12 }}
           envFrom: