diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
index 2b35909..a055d73 100644
--- a/Tiltfile
+++ b/Tiltfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ for name, path, port in services:
         name,
         context = '.',
         dockerfile = path + '/Dockerfile',
-        only = watch_paths,
+        only = watch_paths + ['tests/integration/go.mod'],
         entrypoint = '/app',
         live_update = [
             sync('./bin/' + name, '/app'),
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ k8s_resource(
     port_forwards = '8082:8082',
     resource_deps = ['postgres', 'redis'],
     labels = ['services'],
-    # workout-service cmd/main.go is an empty stub — pod exits immediately
-    trigger_mode = TRIGGER_MODE_MANUAL,
 )
 k8s_resource(
     'api-gateway',
diff --git a/services/api-gateway/Dockerfile b/services/api-gateway/Dockerfile
index 18668f7..f9f2ff2 100644
--- a/services/api-gateway/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/api-gateway/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY services/api-gateway/go.mod services/api-gateway/go.sum ./services/api-gate
 COPY services/user-service/go.mod services/user-service/go.sum ./services/user-service/
 COPY services/exercise-service/go.mod services/exercise-service/go.sum ./services/exercise-service/
 COPY services/workout-service/go.mod services/workout-service/go.sum ./services/workout-service/
+COPY tests/integration/go.mod ./tests/integration/
 RUN go work sync
 COPY shared/ ./shared/
 COPY services/api-gateway/ ./services/api-gateway/
diff --git a/services/exercise-service/Dockerfile b/services/exercise-service/Dockerfile
index 4187f21..2fabd31 100644
--- a/services/exercise-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/exercise-service/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY services/api-gateway/go.mod services/api-gateway/go.sum ./services/api-gate
 COPY services/user-service/go.mod services/user-service/go.sum ./services/user-service/
 COPY services/exercise-service/go.mod services/exercise-service/go.sum ./services/exercise-service/
 COPY services/workout-service/go.mod services/workout-service/go.sum ./services/workout-service/
+COPY tests/integration/go.mod ./tests/integration/
 RUN go work sync
 COPY shared/ ./shared/
 COPY services/exercise-service/ ./services/exercise-service/
diff --git a/services/user-service/Dockerfile b/services/user-service/Dockerfile
index 16fbd15..2bfb922 100644
--- a/services/user-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/user-service/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY services/api-gateway/go.mod services/api-gateway/go.sum ./services/api-gate
 COPY services/user-service/go.mod services/user-service/go.sum ./services/user-service/
 COPY services/exercise-service/go.mod services/exercise-service/go.sum ./services/exercise-service/
 COPY services/workout-service/go.mod services/workout-service/go.sum ./services/workout-service/
+COPY tests/integration/go.mod ./tests/integration/
 RUN go work sync
 COPY shared/ ./shared/
 COPY services/user-service/ ./services/user-service/
diff --git a/services/workout-service/Dockerfile b/services/workout-service/Dockerfile
index 3ef56c1..c24de8f 100644
--- a/services/workout-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/workout-service/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY services/api-gateway/go.mod services/api-gateway/go.sum ./services/api-gate
 COPY services/user-service/go.mod services/user-service/go.sum ./services/user-service/
 COPY services/exercise-service/go.mod services/exercise-service/go.sum ./services/exercise-service/
 COPY services/workout-service/go.mod services/workout-service/go.sum ./services/workout-service/
+COPY tests/integration/go.mod ./tests/integration/
 RUN go work sync
 COPY shared/ ./shared/
 COPY services/workout-service/ ./services/workout-service/