diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9abf02436b586ae33528dfcdfe7e0c0db4512fb4..07ff0b75fc00a645a65d14473d767c1cab48171d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ RUN pip3 install shapely --upgrade
 
 COPY ./files/start.sh /usr/local/bin
 
+RUN  useradd -r -u 1000 -g appuser
+appuser
+USER appuser
+
 CMD ["/usr/local/bin/start.sh"]