diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5fcc243..9bc3d2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log && ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/
 # copy the django code
 COPY ./src ./app
 
+RUN addgroup nginx
+RUN adduser nginx -g nginx
+
 RUN chgrp -R 0 ./app && chmod -R g=u ./app
-RUN chgrp -R 0 /var/lib/nginx && chmod -R g=u /var/lib/nginx
+RUN chown -R nginx:0 /var/cache/nginx && \
+    chown -R nginx:0 /var/log/nginx && \
+    chown -R nginx:0 /etc/nginx/conf.d
+
+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
@@ -29,7 +39,6 @@ RUN python -m venv /opt/venv && \
 
 # make our entrypoint.sh executable
 RUN chmod +x config/entrypoint.sh
-RUN chmod u+s /usr/sbin/nginx
 
 # execute our entrypoint.sh file
 CMD ["./config/entrypoint.sh"]