diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e7b133e1097ff7948555075f540ecba7ad4b9c1c..7c1c1b4b2842d25dfa3d7237411b3ad0fb949c3f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ RUN groupadd -g 1000 $USER && \
     chmod +t /var/run/rstudio-server && \
     chkconfig rstudio-server off
 
-USER ${USER}
-
 COPY *.tar.gz /local/libs
 COPY rpackages /tmp/rpackages
 
@@ -40,6 +38,8 @@ ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 \
     LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
     LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 
+USER ${USER}
+
 HEALTHCHECK --start-period=60s CMD rserver status
 
 EXPOSE 8787