diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e647964e98..9fa41f8e87 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27298,6 +27298,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@ava/typescript": "^4.0.0",
+        "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.18.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.18.0",
diff --git a/packages/unified-server/Dockerfile b/packages/unified-server/Dockerfile
index 1d696dfa3a..6e939486fa 100644
--- a/packages/unified-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/unified-server/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM node:lts
 
 COPY . .
 
-RUN npm install --save-dev @types/express
+RUN npm install --save-dev
 RUN npm run build
 
 ENV NODE_ENV="production"
diff --git a/packages/unified-server/package.json b/packages/unified-server/package.json
index 33ef4dd451..1c38eb0847 100644
--- a/packages/unified-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/unified-server/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/breadboard-ai/breadboard#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@ava/typescript": "^4.0.0",
+    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.18.0",