diff --git a/examples/hello-world/services/hello-container/Dockerfile b/examples/hello-world/services/hello-container/Dockerfile
index dba34bf13a..4a418d7d1e 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/services/hello-container/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/hello-world/services/hello-container/Dockerfile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ FROM node:9-alpine
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
-
-ADD . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ADD package.json /app
 RUN npm install
 
+ADD . /app
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/examples/local-tls/services/node-service/Dockerfile b/examples/local-tls/services/node-service/Dockerfile
index dba34bf13a..4a418d7d1e 100644
--- a/examples/local-tls/services/node-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/local-tls/services/node-service/Dockerfile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ FROM node:9-alpine
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
-
-ADD . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ADD package.json /app
 RUN npm install
 
+ADD . /app
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/examples/remote-k8s/services/node-service/Dockerfile b/examples/remote-k8s/services/node-service/Dockerfile
index dba34bf13a..4a418d7d1e 100644
--- a/examples/remote-k8s/services/node-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/remote-k8s/services/node-service/Dockerfile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ FROM node:9-alpine
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
-
-ADD . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ADD package.json /app
 RUN npm install
 
+ADD . /app
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/examples/simple-project-start/services/node-service/Dockerfile b/examples/simple-project-start/services/node-service/Dockerfile
index dba34bf13a..4a418d7d1e 100644
--- a/examples/simple-project-start/services/node-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/simple-project-start/services/node-service/Dockerfile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ FROM node:9-alpine
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
-
-ADD . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ADD package.json /app
 RUN npm install
 
+ADD . /app
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/examples/simple-project/services/node-service/Dockerfile b/examples/simple-project/services/node-service/Dockerfile
index dba34bf13a..4a418d7d1e 100644
--- a/examples/simple-project/services/node-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/simple-project/services/node-service/Dockerfile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ FROM node:9-alpine
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
-
-ADD . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ADD package.json /app
 RUN npm install
 
+ADD . /app
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]