diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-nodejs/Dockerfile b/serving/samples/helloworld-nodejs/Dockerfile
index 91cf8742e..62b4f7dee 100644
--- a/serving/samples/helloworld-nodejs/Dockerfile
+++ b/serving/samples/helloworld-nodejs/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 # Copy application dependency manifests to the container image.
 # A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied.
 # Copying this separately prevents re-running npm install on every code change.
-COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package.json package*.json ./
 
 # Install production dependencies.
 RUN npm install --only=production