diff --git a/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix b/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
index 996841e..67795bc 100644
--- a/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
+++ b/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
@@ -317,11 +317,10 @@ in
 
         [ "$NEEDS_BUILD" = "0" ] && exit 0
 
-        # Install and build
+        # Install dependencies (without running install scripts)
         pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
-        pnpm rebuild || true
 
-        # Rebuild problematic native modules
+        # Build native modules explicitly (pnpm rebuild has signal handling issues)
         for module in node-expat iconv; do
           path=$(find node_modules/.pnpm -name "$module" -type d -path "*/$module" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           [ -n "$path" ] && [ -f "$path/binding.gyp" ] && (cd "$path" && npx node-gyp rebuild) || true