diff --git a/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile b/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
index 69babd3be8..78214a88ad 100644
--- a/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ARG RABBIT_MQ_DEFAULT_VHOST=augur_vhost
 COPY --chown=rabbitmq:rabbitmq ./docker/rabbitmq/augur.conf /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/
 
 ADD docker/rabbitmq/definitions.json /etc/rabbitmq/
-RUN chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/definitions.json
 
 ADD docker/rabbitmq/advanced.config /etc/rabbitmq/
 RUN chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/advanced.config
@@ -23,3 +22,5 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache python3
 COPY docker/rabbitmq/update_config.py /
 
 RUN exec python3 update_config.py
+
+RUN chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/definitions.json