diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 24a2c71..e4224df 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ RUN GITCOMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD) \
     -ldflags="-X 'github.com/uc-cdis/cohort-middleware/version.GitCommit=${GITCOMMIT}' -X 'github.com/uc-cdis/cohort-middleware/version.GitVersion=${GITVERSION}'" \
     -o /cohort-middleware
 
+RUN echo "nobody:x:65534:65534:Nobody:/:" > /etc_passwd
+
 FROM scratch
+COPY --from=builder /etc_passwd /etc/passwd
 COPY --from=builder /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 COPY --from=builder /cohort-middleware /cohort-middleware
+USER nobody
 CMD ["/cohort-middleware"]