diff --git a/.ddev/commands/web/tests b/.ddev/commands/web/tests
index 2df1617..dcb1984 100755
--- a/.ddev/commands/web/tests
+++ b/.ddev/commands/web/tests
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ echo "── Frontend typecheck + tests ─────────────
 cd frontend
 npx vue-tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.app.json
 npx vitest run
+
+echo
+echo "── Frontend production build ──────────────────────────"
+# Rebuild public/build/ so what gets committed matches what passed tests.
+# Without this step, deploys can ship source-correct features whose
+# compiled bundle is stale (verified failure mode 2026-05-09).
+npm run build