diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d03004de7..47e4be659 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ 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
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-CMD [ "pnpm", "start" ]
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+CMD [ "pnpm", "start" ]