diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 82a55d6a2b4..911d63a3119 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Stage 1: Build stage
 FROM node:20-alpine AS build
 
-USER root
-
 # Skip downloading Chrome for Puppeteer (saves build time)
 ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true
 
@@ -22,4 +20,8 @@ ENV PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/usr/bin/chromium-browser
 COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/node_modules /usr/local/lib/node_modules
 COPY --from=build /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
 
+RUN chown -R node:node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/flowise
+
+USER node
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["flowise", "start"]