diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index e5e1569..d840821 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ pipeline {
         IMAGE_NAME = "ecommerce-backend"
         IMAGE_TAG = "${REGISTRY}/library/${IMAGE_NAME}:${env.BRANCH_NAME}-${env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
         NAMESPACE = "ecommerce"
+        // Pointing to the internal nerdctl/buildkit socket
+        BUILDKIT_HOST = "unix:///run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Build Image') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    // Stripped down to the bare minimum. No flags, just the tag.
+                    // nerdctl needs to know which containerd socket to use
                     sh "docker build -t ${IMAGE_TAG} ."
                 }
             }
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Inject to K8s Cache') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    // Export from Docker and Import to Containerd k8s namespace
+                    // Since your agent is already using the containerd socket, 
+                    // the image might already be in the cache, but this ensures it.
                     sh "docker save ${IMAGE_TAG} | sudo ctr -n k8s.io images import -"
                 }
             }
@@ -49,22 +52,11 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     withCredentials([file(credentialsId: 'k8s-config', variable: 'KUBECONFIG')]) {
-                        // Update the deployment image and set pull policy to Never
-                        sh """
-                        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch deployment ${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE} --patch \
-                        '{"spec": {"template": {"spec": {"containers": [{"name": "${APP_NAME}", "image": "${IMAGE_TAG}", "imagePullPolicy": "Never"}]}}}}'
-                        """
+                        sh "kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch deployment ${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE} --patch '{\"spec\": {\"template\": {\"spec\": {\"containers\": [{\"name\": \"${APP_NAME}\", \"image\": \"${IMAGE_TAG}\", \"imagePullPolicy\": \"Never\"}]}}}}'"
                         sh "kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} rollout status deployment/${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE}"
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-
-    post {
-        always {
-            // Use || true so the build doesn't fail if the image was never created
-            sh "docker rmi ${IMAGE_TAG} || true"
-        }
-    }
 }
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