diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9a0d308ac70b8fea0e1fa0cb423a2d4afdaf9bde..8298abf8cbd5bef01a89e32e837cd1b3b4b8c197 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /app/build/libs/nshmp-haz.jar .
 COPY scripts scripts
 
-RUN yum install -y jq \
-    && echo "{}" > "${CONFIG_FILE}"
+USER root
+RUN yum install -y jq
+USER usgs-user
+
+RUN echo "{}" > "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "bash", "scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]