diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index d46ec77..7850a65 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ RUN apt update \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && apt clean
 
-COPY ./requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
-
-RUN pip install -U --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-
 COPY . /app
 
+RUN pip install -U --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
+    useradd -Mu 1000 righttree && \
+    chown -R righttree:righttree /app
+
 ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="right_tree.settings"
+
+USER righttree