diff --git a/docker/bbpPairings.Dockerfile b/docker/bbpPairings.Dockerfile
index b5a29c19..1e082fc7 100644
--- a/docker/bbpPairings.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/bbpPairings.Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-FROM ubuntu:focal
+FROM sbtscala/scala-sbt:eclipse-temurin-alpine-21.0.2_13_1.10.4_3.5.2
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install --yes \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        make \
-    && apt-get clean
+RUN apk add build-base
 
 WORKDIR /mnt
diff --git a/lila-docker b/lila-docker
index 7b70b65c..d8d38eb9 100755
--- a/lila-docker
+++ b/lila-docker
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ setup_bbppairings() {
     docker run --rm -v ./repos/bbpPairings:/mnt bbppairings make
 
     ## verify it compiled
-    ./repos/bbpPairings/bbpPairings.exe
+    docker compose run --rm --entrypoint="/opt/bbpPairings/bbpPairings.exe" lila \
+        && echo "✅ bbpPairings compiled successfully"
 }
 
 reset_database() {