diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.sveltekit-base b/docker/Dockerfile.sveltekit-base
index ae22fbdde..066a6d763 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.sveltekit-base
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.sveltekit-base
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ COPY packages/shared-icons ./packages/shared-icons
 COPY packages/shared-pwa ./packages/shared-pwa
 COPY packages/shared-splitscreen ./packages/shared-splitscreen
 COPY packages/shared-stores ./packages/shared-stores
-COPY packages/shared-subscription-types ./packages/shared-subscription-types
-COPY packages/shared-subscription-ui ./packages/shared-subscription-ui
+# packages/shared-subscription-types and shared-subscription-ui were
+# consolidated into packages/subscriptions (copied below). Their stale
+# COPY lines broke `build-app.sh --base` on 2026-04-08, which blocked
+# updating the base image when shared-utils was changed.
 COPY packages/shared-tags ./packages/shared-tags
 COPY packages/shared-tailwind ./packages/shared-tailwind
 COPY packages/shared-theme ./packages/shared-theme