diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8445aa7..fb22f11 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     supervisor \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy entire Keila app and Erlang runtime from official image
+# Copy entire Keila app and complete Erlang runtime from official image
 COPY --from=pentacent/keila:0.14 /opt/app /app/pkg
 COPY --from=pentacent/keila:0.14 /usr/local/lib/erlang /usr/local/lib/erlang
 COPY --from=pentacent/keila:0.14 /usr/local/bin/erl /usr/local/bin/erl
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 3d188b2..b67ab64 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ if [[ ! -f "/app/data/root_credentials" ]]; then
     chmod 600 /app/data/root_credentials
 fi
 
+# Fix Erlang runtime path for Keila release
+if [[ ! -d "/app/data/keila/erts-14.2.5" ]]; then
+    echo "==> Setting up Erlang runtime symlink"
+    # Find the actual erts directory in the system Erlang installation
+    ERTS_DIR=$(find /usr/local/lib/erlang -name "erts-*" -type d | head -1)
+    if [[ -n "$ERTS_DIR" ]]; then
+        ln -sf "$ERTS_DIR" /app/data/keila/erts-14.2.5
+    fi
+fi
+
 echo "==> Running database migrations"
 sudo -u cloudron -E /app/data/keila/bin/keila eval "Keila.Release.migrate()"