diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e296237..04aeef3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ ENV UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=1
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --frozen --no-dev
 
+# Put the project's venv on PATH (matches WORKDIR)
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
 ENV PYTHONPATH="/app/src"
 
 # Make /app writable for the non-root user (e.g. spaCy model downloads)