diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1f75a6c..6824add 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM node:20-alpine
 LABEL maintainer="crovaxon"
 
 WORKDIR /app
+USER root
 
 # user and group id are typical defaults for UNRAID
 ENV PUID=99