diff --git a/services/identity/Dockerfile b/services/identity/Dockerfile
--- a/services/identity/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/identity/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 RUN rm src/*.rs
 
 COPY services/identity .
-COPY shared/protos/identity.proto protos/
+COPY shared/protos/identity.proto ../../shared/protos/
 
 # Remove the previously-built binary so that only the application itself is
 # rebuilt
diff --git a/services/identity/build.rs b/services/identity/build.rs
--- a/services/identity/build.rs
+++ b/services/identity/build.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-  tonic_build::compile_protos("protos/identity.proto")?;
+  tonic_build::compile_protos("../../shared/protos/identity.proto")?;
   Ok(())
 }