diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 88dfd433ea6ef6c75de032391cadf171f86ac5aa..4fbf1fd7e4311e274924e5a9c84f4d0dc7c3da32 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ ENV NETCDF_FILE ${SERVICE}-example.nc
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+USER root
+
+RUN mkdir /asset-output  \
+    && chown -R usgs-user:usgs-user /app \
+    && chown -R usgs-user:usgs-user /asset-output
+
+USER usgs-user
+
 COPY --from=builder /app/src/aashto/build/libs/aashto-all.jar aashto.jar
 COPY --from=builder /app/src/aashto/src/main/resources/aashto-example.nc .