diff --git a/apps/web/Dockerfile b/apps/web/Dockerfile
index 8447937..4e475e8 100644
--- a/apps/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/web/Dockerfile
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=$NEXT_PUBLIC_URL
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_PRODUCT_NAME=$NEXT_PUBLIC_PRODUCT_NAME
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_LOCALE=$NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_LOCALE
 
-# TURBOPACK=0 forces webpack for production build — Payload CMS's
-# richtext-lexical CSS imports fail under Turbopack.
-ENV TURBOPACK=0
+# Node ESM loader that stubs .css imports during route collection.
+# Payload CMS deps import .css files that Node can't handle outside webpack.
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--import ./apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs"
 RUN npx turbo run build --filter=web...
 
 # Stage 2: runtime — standalone output only
diff --git a/apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs b/apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..743c698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Node.js ESM custom loader — stubs .css imports as empty modules.
+ *
+ * Next.js 16 does route collection in raw Node ESM (not webpack/turbopack).
+ * Payload CMS dependencies import .css files which Node can't handle.
+ * This loader intercepts .css resolutions and returns an empty module.
+ *
+ * Usage: NODE_OPTIONS="--import ./apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs"
+ */
+
+import { register } from "node:module";
+
+register(
+  "data:text/javascript," +
+    encodeURIComponent(`
+export function resolve(specifier, context, nextResolve) {
+  if (specifier.endsWith('.css')) {
+    return { url: 'data:text/javascript,export default {};', shortCircuit: true };
+  }
+  return nextResolve(specifier, context);
+}
+
+export function load(url, context, nextLoad) {
+  if (url.endsWith('.css')) {
+    return { format: 'module', source: 'export default {};', shortCircuit: true };
+  }
+  return nextLoad(url, context);
+}
+`),
+  import.meta.url,
+);
diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.ts b/apps/web/next.config.ts
index 7014e2e..291eeeb 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ const config: NextConfig = {
     "@payloadcms/db-sqlite",
     "@payloadcms/richtext-lexical",
     "@payloadcms/next",
+    "@payloadcms/ui",
+    "react-image-crop",
     "sharp",
   ],
   turbopack: {