diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 40062fd..8205a6e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ RUN chown -R nginx:0 /var/log/nginx && \
 RUN touch /var/run/nginx.pid && \
     chown -R nginx:0 /var/run/nginx.pid
 
-USER nginx
-
 # change our working directory to the django projcet roo
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -38,5 +36,7 @@ RUN python -m venv /opt/venv && \
 # make our entrypoint.sh executable
 RUN chmod +x config/entrypoint.sh
 
+USER nginx
+
 # execute our entrypoint.sh file
 CMD ["./config/entrypoint.sh"]