diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh b/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh
index 2580965..962befd 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/command/with-contenv bash
 # Runs on every container start (after DB/Redis are reachable on the Coolify network).
-set -e
+# NOTE: no `set -e` — cache warmup must never crash container startup.
 
 cd /var/www/html
 
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ php artisan storage:link 2>/dev/null || true
 # Run pending migrations
 php artisan migrate --force --no-interaction || true
 
-# Cache config/routes/views for production speed
-php artisan config:cache
-php artisan route:cache
-php artisan view:cache
+# Cache config + views for production speed
+php artisan config:cache || true
+php artisan view:cache || true
+
+# route:cache intentionally SKIPPED: app has Closure-based routes
+# (routes/web.php + api.php) which Laravel cannot serialize. Refactoring
+# those closures into controllers would allow enabling route:cache later.
+
+exit 0