diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6b4a0e6aa8db4f257dea8b66d79bbb12545635c8..257d74324ece67e21003a54123b19d9642b1375d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ENV NB_UID 1000
 RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash -N -u $NB_UID $NB_USER && \
     chown $NB_USER $CONDA_DIR -R && \
     chown $NB_USER /userdata/kerasData -R && \
+    chown $NB_USER / && \
     mkdir -p / && \
     chpasswd $NB_USER:ar-noc && \
     usermod -aG sudo $NB_USER