diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 9bb2015..d3647f8 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nodejs:nodejs /app/package*.json ./
+COPY --chown=nodejs:nodejs docker-entrypoint.sh ./
 
 # Switch to non-root user
 USER nodejs
@@ -45,4 +46,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 # Start application
-CMD ["node", "dist/src/main.js"]
+CMD ["sh", "docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/backend/docker-entrypoint.sh b/backend/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..efb7b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Backend entrypoint script - seeds admin on first run
+
+echo "Starting Placebo.mk Backend..."
+
+# Run admin seed script (idempotent - won't recreate if exists)
+echo "Checking for admin user..."
+node dist/scripts/seed-admin.js
+
+# Start the application
+echo "Starting NestJS application..."
+exec node dist/src/main.js