diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 607a620..3ee3a8b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ EXPOSE 8000
 # Set the ARG value as an environment variable
 ENV EXTRAS=${EXTRAS}
 
-# Create a non-root user and change ownership of necessary directories
-RUN groupadd -r neon && useradd -r -g neon neon \
-    && chown -R neon:neon /neon_iris /usr/local/bin
+# Create a non-root user with a home directory and change ownership of necessary directories
+
+RUN groupadd -r neon && useradd -r -m -g neon neon \
+    && mkdir -p /config/neon \
+    && chown -R neon:neon /neon_iris /usr/local/bin /config
 
 # Use the non-root user to run the container
 USER neon