diff --git a/Dockerfile.external b/Dockerfile.external
index 2317354d..247b54ea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.external
+++ b/Dockerfile.external
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 # Prepare a non-root user
 ARG UID=100
 ARG GID=65534
-RUN adduser --system --uid ${UID} --gid ${GID} worker
+RUN adduser --system --gid ${GID} --uid ${UID} --home /home/worker worker
 WORKDIR /home/worker/app
 
 RUN mkdir local_data; chown worker local_data
diff --git a/Dockerfile.local b/Dockerfile.local
index 050f2b49..4ba5ed4f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.local
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 # Prepare a non-root user
 ARG UID=100
 ARG GID=65534
-RUN adduser --system --gid ${GID} --uid ${UID} worker
+RUN adduser --system --gid ${GID} --uid ${UID} --home /home/worker worker
 WORKDIR /home/worker/app
 
 RUN mkdir local_data; chown worker local_data