diff --git a/src/KArtSell.Host/KArtSell.Host.csproj b/src/KArtSell.Host/KArtSell.Host.csproj
index 883fa1f4..2e8d1492 100644
--- a/src/KArtSell.Host/KArtSell.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/KArtSell.Host/KArtSell.Host.csproj
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <UserSecretsId>bab7e095-067e-4797-b2ab-df4c1f8b447d</UserSecretsId>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <!-- Frontend Build Target: Automatically build Vite and copy to wwwroot -->
-  <Target Name="BuildFrontend" BeforeTargets="Build">
+  <!-- Frontend Build Target: Automatically build Vite and copy to wwwroot (dev only) -->
+  <Target Name="BuildFrontend" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition="'$(CI)' != 'true' AND Exists('$(ProjectDir)../../frontend/package.json')">
     <Exec Command="pnpm install --frozen-lockfile" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)../../frontend" ContinueOnError="false" />
     <Exec Command="pnpm build" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)../../frontend" ContinueOnError="false" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(FrontendFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(ProjectDir)wwwroot/%(RecursiveDir)" />