Dockerized node app cannot access its own node_modules if node_modules is missing on host

Dockerfile

FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm i

package.json

{}

this-fails.sh

rmdir node_modules
sudo docker build . --tag bug
sudo docker run -v $(pwd):/app:ro -v /app/node_modules bug

this-works.sh

rmdir node_modules
sudo docker build . --tag bug
mkdir node_modules
sudo docker run -v $(pwd):/app:ro -v /app/node_modules bug