diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 4de4a6939..f92607553 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ MAINTAINER Justin Cormack <justin.cormack@unikernel.com>
 
 COPY repositories /etc/apk/
 
-RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add \
+RUN \
+  addgroup -g 50 docker && \
+  adduser -G docker -u 1001 -S -g "Docker" docker && \
+  apk update && apk upgrade && \
+  apk add \
   e2fsprogs docker chrony \
   sfdisk lvm2 syslinux