diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9a5efd58414c..a8ba0c44986d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -33,6 +33,5 @@ frontend/node_modules
 node_modules
 # travis
 vendor/bundle
-# allow precompiled assets to be injected
-!/public/assets
-!/config/frontend_assets.manifest.json
+/public/assets
+/config/frontend_assets.manifest.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 8f5866444471..b0a0d0f7d916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Precompile assets
         run: |
           ./docker/prod/setup/precompile-assets.sh
+          # public/assets will be saved as artifact, so temporarily copying config file there as well
           cp config/frontend_assets.manifest.json public/assets/frontend_assets.manifest.json
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ jobs:
           ls -al public/
           mv public/assets/frontend_assets.manifest.json config/frontend_assets.manifest.json
           ls -al config/frontend_assets.manifest.json
+          # allow precompiled assets to be injected into docker image
+          echo '' >> .dockerignore
+          echo '!/public/assets' >> .dockerignore
+          echo '!/config/frontend_assets.manifest.json' >> .dockerignore
       - name: Add build information
         run: |
           echo "${{ needs.setup.outputs.checkout_ref }}" > PRODUCT_VERSION