diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c72ffaa..92055cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ FROM node:20-alpine
 LABEL maintainer="crovaxon"
 
 WORKDIR /app
-USER root
 
 # user and group id are typical defaults for UNRAID
 ENV PUID=99