diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6d53e60..422dd8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ WORKDIR /app/policy-manager
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o server
 
 # ---- Runtime Stage ----
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/base-debian12
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /app/policy-manager/server .
 
+RUN groupadd -r nonroot && useradd -r -g nonroot nonroot && chown -R nonroot:nonroot /app
+
+
 EXPOSE 8080
 USER nonroot:nonroot
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/server"]
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