diff --git a/Dockerfile.standalone b/Dockerfile.standalone
index 0731e2c..d65fb68 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.standalone
+++ b/Dockerfile.standalone
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ COPY wokwi-libs/wokwi-elements/ wokwi-libs/wokwi-elements/
 WORKDIR /app/wokwi-libs/wokwi-elements
 RUN npm install --ignore-scripts && npm run build
 
-# Build frontend
+# Build frontend and generate metadata
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY frontend/ frontend/
 COPY scripts/ scripts/
 WORKDIR /app/frontend
-RUN npm install --ignore-scripts \
-    && npm run build
+# We need tsx available in the path for the metadata script
+RUN npm install --ignore-scripts
+# The metadata script uses eval so we must ensure it can run
+RUN npm run build
 
 
 # ---- Stage 2: Final Production Image ----