diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 06a985d..28f8185 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ COPY backend/src/ ./src/
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Verify Python and OR-Tools installation
-RUN ["python", "-c", "from ortools.sat.python import cp_model; print(\"OR-Tools installed successfully\")"]
+RUN python -c "from ortools.sat.python import cp_model; print('OR-Tools installed successfully')"
 
 # Frontend build stage
 FROM node:20-alpine AS frontend-builder
diff --git a/backend/src/scripts/verify-python.js b/backend/src/scripts/verify-python.js
index e6048d4..e3b0dcf 100644
--- a/backend/src/scripts/verify-python.js
+++ b/backend/src/scripts/verify-python.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 
 export function runPythonScript(scriptPath, args = []) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const pythonProcess = spawn('python3', [scriptPath, ...args]);
+    const pythonProcess = spawn('python', [scriptPath, ...args]);
     
     let stdout = '';
     let stderr = '';