diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bdee9d0..c67e9d2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 RUN mkdir .next
 RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
 
+# Give total ownership of the application to the nextjs system account
+RUN chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/
+
 # Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
 # https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./