diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
index 374d2fd3..228df166 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache bash
 # Make our shell script executable
 RUN chmod +x env.sh
 
+# change to non-root user
+USER node
+RUN chown -R node:node /usr/share/nginx/html
+
 # Start Nginx server
 CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/usr/share/nginx/html/env.sh && nginx -g \"daemon off;\""]
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