diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 9db05d1b3..fcb978810 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ FROM base as development
 # local filesystem which will need a rebuild anyway
 
 # Run command
-CMD ["yarn", "run", "dev"]
+# (for development we need to execute yarn install since the
+#  node_modules are on another volume and need updating)
+CMD /bin/sh -c "yarn install && yarn run dev"
 
 ##################################################################################
 # BUILD (Does contain all files and is therefore bloated) ########################
@@ -81,4 +83,4 @@ COPY --from=build ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}/public/providers.json ./public/providers.jso
 RUN yarn install --production=true --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive --no-cache
 
 # Run command
-CMD ["yarn", "run", "start"]
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+CMD /bin/sh -c "yarn run start"
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diff --git a/webapp/Dockerfile b/webapp/Dockerfile
index c03e49315..84269c459 100644
--- a/webapp/Dockerfile
+++ b/webapp/Dockerfile
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ FROM base as development
 # local filesystem which will need a rebuild anyway
 
 # Run command
-CMD ["yarn", "run", "dev"]
+# (for development we need to execute yarn install since the
+#  node_modules are on another volume and need updating)
+CMD /bin/sh -c "yarn install && yarn run dev"
 
 ##################################################################################
 # BUILD (Does contain all files and is therefore bloated) ########################
@@ -83,6 +85,6 @@ COPY --from=build ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}/locales ./locales
 RUN yarn install --production=true --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive --no-cache
 
 # Run command
-CMD ["yarn", "run", "start"]
+CMD /bin/sh -c "yarn run start"