diff --git a/app/api/captcha/route.js b/app/api/captcha/route.js
index 2874d30..230c5ac 100644
--- a/app/api/captcha/route.js
+++ b/app/api/captcha/route.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import svgCaptcha from 'svg-captcha';
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 
+// Prevent Next.js from evaluating this route at build time
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 export async function GET() {
     const captcha = svgCaptcha.create({
         size: 5,