diff --git a/scripts/appimage/create_appimage.sh b/scripts/appimage/create_appimage.sh
index 334be06c..9b88ea55 100755
--- a/scripts/appimage/create_appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/appimage/create_appimage.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ fi
 # Enable BuildKit
 export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
 
-BASE_IMAGE_NAME="void-appimage-base"
 BUILD_IMAGE_NAME="void-appimage-builder"
-CONTAINER_NAME="void-appimage-temp"
 
 # Check if Docker is running
 if ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -47,6 +45,9 @@ if [ ! -f "appimagetool" ]; then
     chmod +x appimagetool
 fi
 
+# Delete any existing AppImage to avoid bloating the build
+rm -f Void-x86_64.AppImage
+
 # Create build Dockerfile
 echo "Creating build Dockerfile..."
 cat > Dockerfile.build << 'EOF'
@@ -70,9 +71,31 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 WORKDIR /app
 EOF
 
-# Build Docker image
-echo "Building Docker image..."
-docker build -t "$BUILD_IMAGE_NAME" -f Dockerfile.build .
+# Create .dockerignore file
+echo "Creating .dockerignore file..."
+cat > .dockerignore << EOF
+Dockerfile.build
+.dockerignore
+.git
+.gitignore
+.DS_Store
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.log
+*.err
+node_modules/
+venv/
+*.egg-info/
+*.tox/
+dist/
+EOF
+
+# Build Docker image without cache
+echo "Building Docker image (no cache)..."
+docker build --no-cache -t "$BUILD_IMAGE_NAME" -f Dockerfile.build .
 
 # Create AppImage using local appimagetool
 echo "Creating AppImage..."
@@ -109,4 +132,4 @@ ARCH=x86_64 ./appimagetool -n VoidApp.AppDir Void-x86_64.AppImage
 # Clean up
 rm Dockerfile.build
 
-echo "AppImage creation complete! Your AppImage is: Void-x86_64.AppImage"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "AppImage creation complete! Your AppImage is: Void-x86_64.AppImage"