diff --git a/src/openenv/core/containers/runtime/_server_config.py b/src/openenv/core/containers/runtime/_server_config.py
index 8eb3f96d6..361b1f03f 100644
--- a/src/openenv/core/containers/runtime/_server_config.py
+++ b/src/openenv/core/containers/runtime/_server_config.py
@@ -30,13 +30,45 @@ def parse_openenv_app_field(yaml_content: str) -> str | None:
 def parse_dockerfile_cmd(dockerfile_content: str) -> str | None:
     """Extract the server command from the last Dockerfile ``CMD``."""
     last_cmd: str | None = None
+    instruction = ""
+    escape = "\\"
+    directives = True
     for line in dockerfile_content.splitlines():
-        stripped = line.strip()
+        stripped = line.lstrip()
         if stripped.startswith("#"):
+            if directives:
+                directive = re.fullmatch(
+                    r"#\s*(syntax|check|escape)\s*=\s*(.+)",
+                    stripped,
+                    flags=re.IGNORECASE,
+                )
+                if directive is None:
+                    directives = False
+                elif directive[1].lower() == "escape" and directive[2].strip() in (
+                    "\\",
+                    "`",
+                ):
+                    escape = directive[2].strip()
             continue
-        match = re.match(r"CMD\s+(.+)", stripped, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        if not stripped.strip():
+            directives = False
+            continue
+        directives = False
+        if not instruction:
+            match = re.match(r"\s*CMD\s+(.+)", line, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            if match:
+                last_cmd = match.group(1).strip()
+        continuation = re.search(
+            rf"(?<!{re.escape(escape)}){re.escape(escape)}[ \t]*$", line
+        )
+        if continuation:
+            instruction += line[: continuation.start()]
+            continue
+        instruction += line
+        match = re.match(r"\s*CMD\s+(.+)", instruction, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         if match:
             last_cmd = match.group(1).strip()
+        instruction = ""
 
     if last_cmd is None:
         return None
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_server_config.py b/tests/test_core/test_server_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a76dc9ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_server_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+"""Test the text parser without importing optional container/runtime packages."""
+
+import importlib.util
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+_MODULE_PATH = (
+    Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+    / "src/openenv/core/containers/runtime/_server_config.py"
+)
+_SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("openenv_server_config", _MODULE_PATH)
+_MODULE = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_SPEC)
+_SPEC.loader.exec_module(_MODULE)
+
+
+class TestDockerfileCmd(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_logical_instructions(self):
+        cases = [
+            ("CMD uvicorn app:app\n", "uvicorn app:app"),
+            ('CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app"]\n', "uvicorn app:app"),
+            ("CMD first\nCMD second\n", "second"),
+            ("# CMD ignored\ncmd real\n", "real"),
+            ("FROM python:3.12\nCMD \n", None),
+            ("CMD [not valid json\n", "[not valid json"),
+            ("CMD unfinished \\", "unfinished \\"),
+            ("CMD uvicorn \\\n    app:app\n", "uvicorn     app:app"),
+            ('CMD ["uvicorn", \\\n    "app:app"]\n', "uvicorn app:app"),
+            ("CMD uvicorn \\\n# comment\n    app:app\n", "uvicorn     app:app"),
+            ("CMD uvicorn \\\n\n    app:app\n", "uvicorn     app:app"),
+            ("CMD printf hel\\\nlo\n", "printf hello"),
+            ("CMD printf hel\\\r\nlo\r\n", "printf hello"),
+            ("CMD printf hel\\ \t\nlo\n", "printf hello"),
+            ("RUN echo \\\nCMD ignored\n", None),
+            ("CMD first\nRUN echo \\\nCMD ignored\n", "first"),
+            ("CMD first\nCMD printf \\\\ \nRUN echo next\n", "printf \\\\"),
+            ("# escape=`\nCMD printf hel`\nlo\n", "printf hello"),
+            (
+                "# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1\n# escape=`\nCMD printf hel`\nlo\n",
+                "printf hello",
+            ),
+            ("# comment\n# escape=`\nCMD printf hel`\n", "printf hel`"),
+            ("\n# escape=`\nCMD printf hel`\n", "printf hel`"),
+            ('CMD printf "hello \\\nworld"\n', 'printf "hello world"'),
+            ('CMD echo "# text"\n', 'echo "# text"'),
+        ]
+        for dockerfile, expected in cases:
+            with self.subTest(dockerfile=dockerfile):
+                self.assertEqual(_MODULE.parse_dockerfile_cmd(dockerfile), expected)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()