diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 265f37106..5e9adb742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ jobs:
       target: keycloak
     secrets: inherit
 
+  build_novu-bridge:
+    name: 'Build novu-bridge'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_base.yaml
+    with:
+      image: novu-bridge
+      context: ./novu/bridge
+    secrets: inherit
+
   build_php-fpm-base:
     name: 'Build php-fpm-base'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_base.yaml
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 47d950fc1..e72ad2af7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.project_name=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}"
       - "traefik.http.routers.novu-bridge.rule=Host(`bridge-novu.${PHRASEA_DOMAIN}`)"
-      - "traefik.http.services.novu-bridge.loadbalancer.server.port=4000"
+      - "traefik.http.services.novu-bridge.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
     extra_hosts:
       - api-novu.${PHRASEA_DOMAIN}:${PS_GATEWAY_IP}
       - bridge-novu.${PHRASEA_DOMAIN}:${PS_GATEWAY_IP}
diff --git a/novu/bridge/Dockerfile b/novu/bridge/Dockerfile
index 9bae4323d..d2fba82f0 100644
--- a/novu/bridge/Dockerfile
+++ b/novu/bridge/Dockerfile
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@ USER 1000
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-COPY --chown=1000:1000 . .
+COPY --chown=1000:1000 package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-CMD ["pnpm", "dev"]
+COPY --chown=1000:1000 . .
+
+ENV NOVU_SECRET_KEY=__defined_me
+
+RUN pnpm build
+
+CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
diff --git a/novu/bridge/package.json b/novu/bridge/package.json
index c00f216c2..5ba603097 100644
--- a/novu/bridge/package.json
+++ b/novu/bridge/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "next dev --port=4000",
+    "dev": "next dev --port=3000",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",