diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b1024c0..910e8ab 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -90,20 +90,22 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && apt-get clean
 
-# Copy Python dependencies from builder
-COPY --from=builder /root/.local /root/.local
+# Create non-root user first
+RUN groupadd -r -g 1000 peikarband && \
+    useradd -r -u 1000 -g peikarband -m -s /bin/bash peikarband && \
+    mkdir -p /app/logs /app/uploads /app/.reflex
+
+# Copy Python dependencies from builder to user home
+COPY --from=builder /root/.local /home/peikarband/.local
 
 # Copy application code from builder
 COPY --from=builder /build /app
 
-# Create non-root user with specific UID/GID
-RUN groupadd -r -g 1000 peikarband && \
-    useradd -r -u 1000 -g peikarband -m -s /bin/bash peikarband && \
-    mkdir -p /app/logs /app/uploads /app/.reflex && \
-    chown -R peikarband:peikarband /app
+# Fix ownership
+RUN chown -R peikarband:peikarband /home/peikarband/.local /app
 
 # Set environment variables
-ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH \
+ENV PATH=/home/peikarband/.local/bin:$PATH \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONHASHSEED=random \