diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2bfce41..5094e20 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ RUN ./mvnw package -DskipTests -Dcheckstyle.skip=true
 # Runtime stage
 FROM openjdk:17-jdk-slim
 WORKDIR /app
-RUN rm .env
+RUN [ -f .env ] && rm .env || echo ".env does not exist"
 COPY .env.test2 .env
+RUN echo "Contents of .env file:" && cat .env
 COPY --from=build target/*.jar app.jar
 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]