diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index a8e8705..1fc4b25 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup backend/app ./app
 # In-repo these live at `backend/templates/`; runtime path is `/app/templates`.
 COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup backend/templates ./templates
 
-# Copy worker scripts.
-# In-repo these live at `scripts/`; runtime path is `/app/scripts`.
+# Copy backend helper scripts and worker scripts into one runtime package.
+# Provider credential seeding imports `scripts.seed_provider_credentials`, while
+# the worker entrypoint runs `scripts/rq-docker`.
+COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup backend/scripts ./scripts
 COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup scripts ./scripts
 
 USER appuser