diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index beacd65..b131f5c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ RUN sed -i.bak -r 's/(User|Group) apache/\1 deploy/' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
 
 # copy the script to run httpd in foreground
 COPY httpd-foreground /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chown deploy:deploy /usr/local/bin/httpd-foreground
+
+USER deploy
 CMD ["httpd-foreground"]
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