diff --git a/server/src/rebuild.rs b/server/src/rebuild.rs
index 942999b..374ae0d 100644
--- a/server/src/rebuild.rs
+++ b/server/src/rebuild.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ pub async fn rebuild_and_restart(agents: &AgentPool, project_root: &Path) -> Res
     slog!("[rebuild] Build succeeded, re-execing with new binary");
 
     // 4. Re-exec with the new binary.
-    //    Collect current argv so we preserve any CLI arguments (e.g. project path).
-    let current_exe =
-        std::env::current_exe().map_err(|e| format!("Cannot determine current executable: {e}"))?;
+    //    Use the cargo output path rather than current_exe() so that rebuilds
+    //    inside Docker work correctly — the running binary may be installed at
+    //    /usr/local/bin/storkit (read-only) while cargo writes the new binary
+    //    to /app/target/release/storkit (a writable volume).
+    let new_exe = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        workspace_root.join("target/debug/storkit")
+    } else {
+        workspace_root.join("target/release/storkit")
+    };
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
 
     // Remove the port file before re-exec so the new process can write its own.
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ pub async fn rebuild_and_restart(agents: &AgentPool, project_root: &Path) -> Res
     // Use exec() to replace the current process.
     // This never returns on success.
     use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
-    let err = std::process::Command::new(&current_exe)
+    let err = std::process::Command::new(&new_exe)
         .args(&args[1..])
         .exec();