diff --git a/services/docker-api-proxy/Dockerfile b/services/docker-api-proxy/Dockerfile
index 437d549e9fe9..fd2eb01643ad 100644
--- a/services/docker-api-proxy/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/docker-api-proxy/Dockerfile
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ RUN addgroup -g ${SC_USER_ID} ${SC_USER_NAME} && \
   --home /home/${SC_USER_NAME} \
   ${SC_USER_NAME}
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache socat curl && \
-  curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/gosu https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.16/gosu-amd64 && \
-  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu && \
-  gosu --version
-
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+  curl \
+  socat \
+  su-exec
 
 # Health check to ensure the proxy is running
 HEALTHCHECK \
diff --git a/services/docker-api-proxy/docker/entrypoint.sh b/services/docker-api-proxy/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 074dbfdf578a..d22786d7253f 100755
--- a/services/docker-api-proxy/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/services/docker-api-proxy/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ fi
 # Add the user to the group
 adduser "$SC_USER_NAME" $GROUPNAME
 
-exec gosu "$SC_USER_NAME" "$@"
+exec su-exec "$SC_USER_NAME" "$@"