diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/docker/deploy_container.sh b/packages/reservation-platform/docker/deploy_container.sh
index 64d661c..7a0fa8c 100755
--- a/packages/reservation-platform/docker/deploy_container.sh
+++ b/packages/reservation-platform/docker/deploy_container.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Load the Docker image from the tar file
+echo "Loading Docker image from $COMPOSE_FILE..."
+docker load -i "docker/myp-rp_latest.tar.xz"
+
+# Check if loading the image was successful
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error occurred while loading Docker image"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Execute docker compose
 echo "Running docker compose..."
 docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" up -d