diff --git a/apps/api/.dockerignore b/apps/api/.dockerignore
index 7c094d7..e6a32ca 100644
--- a/apps/api/.dockerignore
+++ b/apps/api/.dockerignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 !gradlew
 !settings.gradle.kts
 !build.gradle.kts
+!gradle.properties
 !gradle/
 !gradle/**
 !src/
diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index f2c759a..50f4626 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-jammy AS build
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-COPY gradlew settings.gradle.kts build.gradle.kts ./
+ENV GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx2g"
+
+COPY gradlew settings.gradle.kts build.gradle.kts gradle.properties ./
 COPY gradle ./gradle
 
 COPY src ./src