diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e713ab4..d1c7ba6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ dist_web/
 dist_serve/
 dist_ts_web/
 
-# custom
\ No newline at end of file
+# custom
+code-server/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c484601..6044efb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 FROM codercom/code-server
 LABEL author="Lossless GmbH <hello@lossless.com>"
 
+USER root
+
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # important environment variables 
 ENV NODE_VERSION_LTS="10.15.3" NODE_VERSION_STABLE="11.2.0" NVM_DIR="/usr/local/nvm"
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ RUN su -c "echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-s
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*"
 
+USER coder
+
 # Install nvm with node and npm
 RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.8/install.sh | bash
 RUN bash -c "source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh \