diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d03004de7..70041f41d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN pnpm install && \
     pnpm build
 
+# Give the node user ownership of the application files
+RUN chown -R node:node .
+
 # Switch to non-root user (node user already exists in node:20-alpine)
 USER node