diff --git a/changelog.d/20250226_134324_ahmed.khalid_mfe_ports_bug.md b/changelog.d/20250226_134324_ahmed.khalid_mfe_ports_bug.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ff1cfdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20250226_134324_ahmed.khalid_mfe_ports_bug.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Bugfix] Fixed syntax error in Docker configuration when all MFEs are mounted by ensuring the `ports:` section is only included if unmounted MFEs exist. (by @ahmed-arb and @hinakhadim)  
diff --git a/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services b/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
index 4d952e50..e816824d 100644
--- a/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
+++ b/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-mfe:
-    ports:
-        {%- for app_name, app in iter_mfes() %}
-        {%- if not iter_mounts(MOUNTS, app_name)|list %}
-        - {{ app["port"] }}:8002 # {{ app_name }}
-        {%- endif %}
-        {%- endfor %}
+{%- set mfe_data = MFEMountData(MOUNTS) %}
 
-{%- for app_name, app in iter_mfes() %}
-{%- set mounts = iter_mounts(MOUNTS, app_name)|list %}
-{%- if mounts %}
+{%- for app_name, app, mounts in mfe_data.mounted %}
 {{ app_name }}: # Work on this MFE for development
     image: "{{ MFE_DOCKER_IMAGE_DEV_PREFIX }}-{{ app_name }}-dev:{{ MFE_VERSION }}"
     ports:
@@ -25,5 +17,13 @@ mfe:
         - lms
     environment:
         - "PORT={{ app['port'] }}"
-{%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
+
+
+{% if mfe_data.unmounted|length > 0 %}
+mfe:
+   ports:
+       {%- for app_name, app in mfe_data.unmounted %}
+       - {{ app["port"] }}:8002 # {{ app_name }}
+       {%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/tutormfe/plugin.py b/tutormfe/plugin.py
index a3b8c8ad..70924799 100644
--- a/tutormfe/plugin.py
+++ b/tutormfe/plugin.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from tutor.__about__ import __version_suffix__
 from tutor.hooks import priorities
 from tutor.types import Config, get_typed
+from tutor.bindmount import iter_mounts
 
 from .__about__ import __version__
 from .hooks import MFE_APPS, MFE_ATTRS_TYPE, PLUGIN_SLOTS
@@ -90,6 +91,24 @@ def get_mfes() -> dict[str, MFE_ATTRS_TYPE]:
     return MFE_APPS.apply({})
 
 
+class MFEMountData:
+    """Stores categorized mounted and unmounted MFEs."""
+
+    def __init__(self, mounts: list[str]):
+        self.mounted: list[tuple[str, MFE_ATTRS_TYPE, list[str]]] = []
+        self.unmounted: list[tuple[str, MFE_ATTRS_TYPE]] = []
+        self._categorize_mfes(mounts)
+
+    def _categorize_mfes(self, mounts: list[str]) -> None:
+        """Populates mounted and unmounted MFE lists based on mount data."""
+        for app_name, app in iter_mfes():
+            mfe_mounts = list(iter_mounts(mounts, app_name))
+            if mfe_mounts:
+                self.mounted.append((app_name, app, mfe_mounts))
+            else:
+                self.unmounted.append((app_name, app))
+
+
 @tutor_hooks.lru_cache
 def get_plugin_slots(mfe_name: str) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
     """
@@ -131,6 +150,7 @@ def get_mfe(mfe_name: str) -> t.Union[MFE_ATTRS_TYPE, t.Any]:
         ("iter_mfes", iter_mfes),
         ("iter_plugin_slots", iter_plugin_slots),
         ("is_mfe_enabled", is_mfe_enabled),
+        ("MFEMountData", MFEMountData),
     ]
 )