diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e6c831e10811edc6cd43869f3bdce94c1a669388..392a451bdf3cb7ef1bbfb27e31b93790f97f4c3c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ WORKDIR ${workdir}
 COPY --from=builder ${jar_file} ${project}.jar
 COPY ${NETCDF_FILE} ${NETCDF_FILE}
 
-ENTRYPOINT /usr/bin/java -jar ${PROJECT}.jar \
+ENTRYPOINT /usr/bin/java \
     ${JAVA_OPTS} \
+    -jar \
+    ${PROJECT}.jar \
     "-Dmicronaut.server.context-path=${CONTEXT_PATH}" \
     -nshm=${NSHM} \
     -netcdf=${NETCDF_FILE}