diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 28a16c2..090999b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ RUN uv pip install --system "guarddog>=2.10.0"
 
 RUN mkdir -p /data /tmp/guarddog-nexus
 
-RUN groupadd -r app && useradd -r -g app app && \
-    chown -R app:app /app /data /tmp/guarddog-nexus
-
-USER app
-
 ENV DATABASE_PATH=/data/guarddog.db
 ENV TEMP_DIR=/tmp/guarddog-nexus
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1