diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image-push.yml
index 21458aa3..509e9c9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image-push.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - develop
+      - dockerfile/root
 # Defines two custom environment variables for the workflow. These are used for the Container registry domain, and a name for the Docker image that this workflow builds.
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-      # 
+      #
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a63f41b8..ec83ee68 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ RUN pip install --user --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip \
     && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -e .
 
 FROM base as runner
-WORKDIR /home/appuser
+WORKDIR /home/root
 ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-ENV PATH="/home/appuser/.local/bin:$PATH"
-ENV PYTHON_LIB="/home/appuser/.local/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"
+ENV PATH="/home/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
+ENV PYTHON_LIB="/home/root/.local/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"
 
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get -y upgrade \
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY --from=builder /root/.local /home/appuser/.local
+COPY --from=builder /root/.local /home/root/.local
 COPY README.md .
 COPY config.txt.sample ./config.txt
 COPY setup.py .
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ FROM runner as prod
 COPY --from=tippecanoe-builder /usr/local/bin/tippecanoe* /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=tippecanoe-builder /usr/local/bin/tile-join /usr/local/bin/
 
-RUN useradd --system --uid 900 --home-dir /home/appuser --shell /bin/false appuser \
-    && chown -R appuser:appuser /home/appuser
+RUN useradd --system --uid 900 --home-dir /home/root --shell /bin/false root \
+    && chown -R root:root /home/root
 
-USER appuser
+USER root
 
 # CMD ["/bin/bash"]
 CMD ["uvicorn", "API.main:app", "--reload", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--no-use-colors", "--proxy-headers"]
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