diff --git a/src/context/unshare.rs b/src/context/unshare.rs
index 8b80c6a..89ac3de 100644
--- a/src/context/unshare.rs
+++ b/src/context/unshare.rs
@@ -207,11 +207,22 @@ impl UnshareDriver {
             cmd.arg("-w").arg(dir);
         }
 
-        cmd.arg("--").arg("bash").arg("-c").arg(format!(
-            "mount -t proc proc /proc; mkdir /dev/pts; mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts; touch /dev/ptmx; mount --bind /dev/pts/ptmx /dev/ptmx; {} {}",
-            program,
-            args.iter().map(|a| format!("\"{a}\"")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ")
-        ));
+        // Build the bash command: set up /dev/pts and run the program
+        // /proc should already be bind-mounted from the host before entering the namespace
+        let program_args = args
+            .iter()
+            .map(|a| format!("\"{a}\""))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(" ");
+
+        cmd.arg("--")
+            .arg("bash")
+            .arg("-c")
+            .arg(format!(
+                "mkdir -p /dev/pts; mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts 2>/dev/null || true; touch /dev/ptmx; mount --bind /dev/pts/ptmx /dev/ptmx 2>/dev/null || true; {} {}",
+                program,
+                program_args
+            ));
 
         cmd
     }
diff --git a/src/deb/ephemeral.rs b/src/deb/ephemeral.rs
index 58ebc00..2efe84b 100644
--- a/src/deb/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/src/deb/ephemeral.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ impl EphemeralContextGuard {
 
         // Create device nodes in the chroot
         log::debug!("Creating device nodes in chroot...");
-        Self::create_device_nodes(chroot_path, ctx_for_devices)?;
+        Self::create_device_nodes(chroot_path, ctx_for_devices.clone())?;
+
+        // Bind mount /proc from host into chroot (before entering unshare namespace)
+        // This allows /proc to work in containers where mounting inside unshare fails
+        log::debug!("Bind-mounting /proc into chroot...");
+        Self::bind_mount_proc(chroot_path, ctx_for_devices)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -286,6 +291,43 @@ impl EphemeralContextGuard {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Bind mount /proc from host into the chroot
+    /// This is done before entering the unshare namespace, so it works in containers
+    fn bind_mount_proc(
+        chroot_path: &Path,
+        ctx: Arc<context::Context>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let proc_path = chroot_path.join("proc");
+
+        // Ensure /proc directory exists in chroot
+        fs::create_dir_all(&proc_path)?;
+
+        // Check if we're running as root
+        let is_root = crate::utils::root::is_root()?;
+
+        // Bind mount host's /proc into chroot (with sudo if not root)
+        let mut cmd = ctx.command(if is_root { "mount" } else { "sudo" });
+        if !is_root {
+            cmd.arg("mount");
+        }
+        let status = cmd
+            .arg("--bind")
+            .arg("/proc")
+            .arg(proc_path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+            .status()?;
+
+        if !status.success() {
+            log::warn!(
+                "Could not bind-mount /proc into chroot at {}. Some packages may not install correctly.",
+                proc_path.display()
+            );
+        } else {
+            log::debug!("Bind-mounted /proc into chroot at {}", proc_path.display());
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Mark the build as successful, which will trigger chroot cleanup on drop
     pub fn mark_build_successful(&mut self) {
         self.build_succeeded = true;
@@ -310,6 +352,18 @@ impl Drop for EphemeralContextGuard {
             // Check if we're running as root to avoid unnecessary sudo
             let is_root = crate::utils::root::is_root().unwrap_or(false);
 
+            // Unmount /proc from chroot before removing (ignore errors)
+            let proc_path = self.chroot_path.join("proc");
+            let _ = if is_root {
+                self.base_ctx.command("umount").arg(&proc_path).status()
+            } else {
+                self.base_ctx
+                    .command("sudo")
+                    .arg("umount")
+                    .arg(&proc_path)
+                    .status()
+            };
+
             let result = if is_root {
                 self.base_ctx
                     .command("rm")