diff --git a/scripts/serve.sh b/scripts/serve.sh
index d04de1cc..4a2fd2a3 100755
--- a/scripts/serve.sh
+++ b/scripts/serve.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ done
 if $DEV_MODE; then
     FRONTEND_CMD="pnpm run dev"
 else
-    FRONTEND_CMD="env BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(python3 -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))') pnpm run preview"
+    # Use existing build artifacts, don't rebuild
+    FRONTEND_CMD="env BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(python3 -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))') pnpm run start"
 fi
 
 # ── Stop existing services ────────────────────────────────────────────────────