diff --git a/scripts/vercel-ignore.mjs b/scripts/vercel-ignore.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c42ca396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vercel-ignore.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const canonicalProjectId = "prj_VDGqnA7wZt2E65LLvT94ZOpnYc2Z";
+const currentProjectId = process.env.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID?.trim();
+
+if (!currentProjectId) {
+  console.log("VERCEL_PROJECT_ID is unavailable; continue the build safely.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (currentProjectId === canonicalProjectId) {
+  console.log(`Canonical Vercel project ${canonicalProjectId}; continue the build.`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(`Ignoring duplicate Vercel project ${currentProjectId}; canonical project is ${canonicalProjectId}.`);
+process.exit(0);
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 0f1d2f9c..555c06d0 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
   "framework": "nextjs",
-  "buildCommand": "pnpm run db:generate && pnpm run build",
+  "ignoreCommand": "node scripts/vercel-ignore.mjs",
+  "buildCommand": "pnpm run build",
   "devCommand": "pnpm dev",
   "installCommand": "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile",
-  "regions": [
-    "sfo1"
-  ],
+  "regions": ["sfo1"],
   "git": {
     "deploymentEnabled": {
       "main": true